~ Captain George . ‘Vancouver,

who formed a close personal. .
friendship. with: Quadra, |
‘named © Vancouver -Island,. -
‘“the Island of Quadra and ;

Vancouver." -.

-Among other Spanish voy- . a
- ages of exploration was that. ©

of Jose Maria Narvaez, who

named Téxada, Lasqueti ane.

Gabrivia Islands, .and,.
honour of his own schooner
‘Saturnina—Saturna Island.

CH ARTED. WATERWAYS

In the following year,
1792, came. ‘capitan. de
fragata”’
Galiano in the schooner Sutil

‘accompanied by Cayetano -
Valdez. commanding Mex-

keana. Together Galiano and - exploring © areas: further

Valdez charted many. of -the
inland waterways along the
‘*Gran Canal.

era”’
of Georgia.

- Sutil and Mexicana ‘were
*tiny ships,
about °°45 tons burthen"’ and

armed with--only two--guns
each. Vancouver was also -

engaged in charting the area

that summer and colonizing
it in the name of King =
George III. He found the two .

little schooners swinging at

anchor off what is now called
Spanish Banks near today’s
city of Vancouver. He pro-

nounced the Spanish ships

“tthe most ill-calculated: and.
unfit vessels that. could:
imagined for

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Sir Sandford Fleming and

. Joseph-Elzear Bernier. two

Canadian historical figures.

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tember 16, when the Canada

vited Galiano and Valdez to
join . ‘forces with him in

north. They did so for a time,
charting Redonda -

naming. Hernando and Cor-

tador of Mexico. Then.

ships, sailed on ahead for his _
historic negotiations with
“Quadra at Nootka.

_ CLAIMS RELINQUISHED

Galiano and Valdez. their
ships whirled and buffetted -
‘by the swift tide-rips bet-
at last

then headed © south: for

Spanish . exploration of the
northwest coast.

With: the: settlement of the
Nootka. Convention, Spain

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. Of his. ‘Arctic: expeditions;
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