Spanish Canada
E945489
Spanish Canada refers to the territories in what is now Canada that were historically claimed or explored by the Spanish Crown during the Age of Exploration.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former colonial claim
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeUnitOf | Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedBy |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
Crown of Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| disputedWith | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endedBy |
Nootka Conventions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
withdrawal of Spanish garrisons from Nootka Sound ⓘ |
| explorationPurpose |
maritime fur trade
ⓘ
search for Northwest Passage ⓘ territorial claims ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Alejandro Malaspina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruno de Heceta NERFINISHED ⓘ Cayetano Valdés NERFINISHED ⓘ Dionisio Alcalá Galiano NERFINISHED ⓘ Esteban José Martínez NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacinto Caamaño NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan José Pérez Hernández NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel Quimper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadSettlement |
Fort San Miguel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nootka Sound Spanish outpost ⓘ Santa Cruz de Nuca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Haida Gwaii vicinity
ⓘ
Juan de Fuca Strait region NERFINISHED ⓘ Nootka Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Charlotte Strait region NERFINISHED ⓘ Strait of Georgia region ⓘ Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ coast of present-day British Columbia ⓘ northwest coast of present-day Washington State ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
Spanish toponyms on the Pacific coast of Canada
ⓘ
historical Spanish place names in British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ West Coast of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWaterway |
Hecate Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juan de Fuca Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Strait of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Nootka Conventions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nootka Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish–British rivalry in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| religionIntroduced | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ Age of Exploration ⓘ |
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