José María Narváez
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José María Narváez was a Spanish naval officer, explorer, and navigator notable for his work in the Gulf Islands and Lower Mainland of present-day British Columbia.
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The fort of San Miguel, in San Lorenzo de Nutca.
View of Vancouver Island, bordered in its southeastern part by the auas of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Strait of Georgia,complex waters that Narváez was the first European to explore.
Map of Clayoquot Sound made during the 1791 exploration voyage under Francisco de ElizaHistorical Figures from Spain 6
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José María Narváez was a Spanish naval officer, explorer, and navigator notable for his work in the Gulf Islands and Lower Mainland of present-day British Columbia. In 1791, as commander of the schooner Santa Saturnina, he led the first European exploration of the Strait of Georgia, including a landing on present-day British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. He also entered Burrard Inlet, the site of present-day Vancouver, British Columbia.
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