Noticias de la exploracion del Norte de Californias, executado en este presente año del 1788, 1789 Jun 28.

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Title: Noticias de la exploracion del Norte de Californias, executado en este presente año del 1788, 1789 Jun 28.
Contributor: Lopez de Haro, Gonzalo
Martínez, Esteban José,--1742-1798
Princesa (Ship)
San Carlos (Ship)
Published / Created: 1789 June 28
Publication Place: Mexico
Abstract: Description of a voyage by the ships Princesa and San Carlos, commanded by Esteban José Martínez and Gonzalo Lopez de Maro, along theCalifornia coast to the Russian settlements. The report notes that the ships called at Santiago, Trinidad, and Unalaska, discovering that the Russians had established six settlements and were planning to colonize a port named Nootka in the following year. The document also speculates about problems the Russian port selltements pose for the Spanish.
Description: Typewritten English translation also available.
Extent: 1 item (3 p.)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Spanish; Castilian

Format: text
Genre: Manuscripts
Reports
Travel literature
Subject (Geographic): Alaska--Discovery and exploration
California--Description and travel
Northwest Coast of North America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish
Unalaska (Alaska)
Subject (Name): Lopez de Haro, Gonzalo
Martínez, Esteban José,--1742-1798
Princesa (Ship)
San Carlos (Ship)
Subject (Topic): Russians--California

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