Malaspina and Galiano: Spanish Voyages to the Northwest Coast, 1791 and 1792. (book reviews)

Cutter Donald C. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1991. 170 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $34.95 cloth.

Alejandro Malaspina, with Jose Bustamante y Guerra, commanded Spain's greatest global scientific voyage in 1791 but, before the publication of his findings, fell into disfavor and died in exile. In 1792, Malaspina arranged for a second exploration around present-day Vancouver Island under the command of Dionisio Alcala Galiano and Cayetano Valdes aboard the Mexicano and the Sutil.

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