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Salvador Fidalgo
Born
Salvador Fidalgo y Lopegarcía

August 6, 1756 (1756-08-06)
La Seu d'Urgell, province of Lleida (Catalonia, Spain)
DiedSeptember 27, 1803 (1803-09-28) (aged 47)
Tacubaya, New Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupationexplorer

Salvador Fidalgo y Lopegarcía (6 August 1756 – 27 September 1803) was a Spanish explorer. He commanded an exploring expedition for Spain to Alaska and the Pacific Northwest during the late 18th century.

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administrative office in Anacortes. Fidalgo Island is named for the Spanish explorer and cartographer Salvador Fidalgo who explored the area in 1790 with...

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Pacific Northwest

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establishing a base at Nootka, Eliza sent out several exploration parties. Salvador Fidalgo was sent north to the Alaska coast. Manuel Quimper, with Gonzalo López...

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Vancouver Expedition

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List of Spaniards

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City Diego Duque de Estrada (1589–1647), soldier, explorer, writer Salvador Fidalgo (1756–1803), naval officer and cartographer, explored Alaska in 1790...

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Francisco de Eliza

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cove. In May 1790 two exploring voyages were dispatched by Eliza. Salvador Fidalgo made a voyage north to visit the Russian outposts in Alaska, while...

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History of the west coast of North America

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Copper River and Northwestern Railway

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named by Heney on March 13, 1906, based on the original name given by Salvador Fidalgo. Both these railroads were abandoned and little remains of them. A...

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Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra

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Saavedra Guiráldez y Ordóñez, Francisco de Eliza, Salvador Fidalgo, Jacinto Caamaño, and Salvador Menéndez Valdés. Bodega and these six officers sailed...

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Rosario Strait

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de Fidalgo, in honor of Salvador Fidalgo, to Rosario Strait, which was thought to be a bay. In 1791 José María Narváez renamed it Canal de Fidalgo after...

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History of Latinos in Washington State

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History of British Columbia

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List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States

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chain (Birds´ Rock or Magpies) Fidalgo Island, Washington (named after the Spanish explorer and cartographer Salvador Fidalgo) Key West, Florida (Anglicized...

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Santa Cruz de Nuca

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Ozette potato

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the end of the 18th century. In 1792, a Spanish fort was built by Salvador Fidalgo in Nuñez Gaona, now Neah Bay, on the northwest coast of the Strait...

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Manuel Quimper

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senior officer available at San Blas. It included Ship Lieutenant Salvador Fidalgo, and Ship Ensign Manuel Quimper. Their purpose was to strengthen the...

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Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia

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