Spanish Canada

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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.

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Spanish Canada canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former colonial claim
historical region
administrativeUnitOf Viceroyalty of New Spain
claimedBy Great Britain
Spain
colonialPower Crown of Castile
Spanish Empire
country Canada
disputedWith Great Britain
endedBy Nootka Conventions
linked to: Nootka Crisis

withdrawal of Spanish garrisons from Nootka Sound
explorationPurpose maritime fur trade
search for Northwest Passage
territorial claims
exploredBy Alejandro Malaspina
Bruno de Heceta
Cayetano Valdés
Dionisio Alcalá Galiano
Esteban José Martínez
Jacinto Caamaño
Juan José Pérez Hernández
Manuel Quimper
hadSettlement Fort San Miguel
Nootka Sound Spanish outpost
Santa Cruz de Nuca
includesRegion Haida Gwaii vicinity
Juan de Fuca Strait region
Nootka Sound
Queen Charlotte Strait region
Strait of Georgia region
Vancouver Island
coast of present-day British Columbia
northwest coast of present-day Washington State
languageOfAdministration Spanish
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
linked to: Canada West Coast
notableWaterway Hecate Strait
Juan de Fuca Strait
Strait of Georgia
linked to: Georgia Strait
partOf Spanish North America
relatedEvent Nootka Conventions
linked to: Nootka Crisis

Nootka Crisis
Spanish–British rivalry in the Pacific Northwest
religionIntroduced Roman Catholicism
timePeriod 16th century
18th century
Age of Exploration

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Crown of Spain hasPart Spanish Canada