Nootka Sound Controversy

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Nootka_Crisis
gptkbp:category gptkb:History_of_British_Columbia
gptkb:History_of_the_British_Empire
History of Spain
18th-century diplomatic incidents
gptkbp:cause dispute over sovereignty and trading rights
gptkbp:endDate 1794
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Nootka_Conventions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nootka Sound Controversy
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vancouver_Island
gptkb:Nootka_Sound
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:John_Meares
gptkb:George_Vancouver
gptkb:Esteban_José_Martínez
gptkb:Juan_Francisco_de_la_Bodega_y_Quadra
gptkbp:precededBy Spanish occupation of Nootka Sound
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nootka_Conventions
exploration of North America
Pacific Northwest history
gptkbp:result gptkb:Nootka_Conventions
Spanish withdrawal from Nootka Sound
recognition of British rights to settle and trade
gptkbp:significance opened Pacific Northwest to British settlement
prevented war between Spain and Britain
weakened Spanish claims in North America
gptkbp:startDate 1789
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chief_Maquinna
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6