Account, by Fray Juan Antonio Garciá Riobó, of Ignacio Arteaga's expedition to continue Cuadra's discoveries of 1775. Arteaga left San Blas in 1779, explored Bucareli Sound, the Northwest Coast to Mt. St. Elias, returned by way of Cape Mendocino and...
Description:
Fray Juan Riobó was chaplain of the frigates la Princesa and la Favorita on a voyage under the command of Ignacio Arteaga to discover a Northwest passage north of San Francisco.
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest Passage, Mendocino, Cape (Calif.), San Blas (Mexico), San Francisco (Calif.), and California.
Subject (Name):
Arteaga y Bazán, Ignacio. and Riobo, Juan.
Subject (Topic):
Voyages and travels, History, Discovery and exploration, and Indians of North America