The Last Major Spanish voyage to search for a North West Passage along what is now the coast of British Columbia — Vancouver, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
N 49° 16.401 W 123° 15.252
10U E 481509 N 5457874
Seafaring nations were searching for a shorter link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. One that would link Europe directly through a North West Passage. In 1792 the Spanish had their last major expedition looking for this fabled route.
Waymark Code: WMQ81E
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/06/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member kJfishman
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In June 1792, these waters were the site of an encounter between Spain's Malaspina expedition, led by captains Dionisio Alcalá Galiano and Cayetano Valdés, and that of British captain George Vancouver. Despite tensions between the two empires, the parties exchanged courtesies, and after circumnavigating Vancouver Island separately, they shared information at Nootka. Their investigations disproved the European theory that a navigable route to the Atlantic Ocean existed in the region and marked the last major Spanish voyage to search for a North West Passage along what is now the coast of British Columbia..

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