Spanish expedition to Alaska, 1774

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hezeta_expedition
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Juan_Pérez
gptkb:Bruno_de_Hezeta
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Alaska
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:Santiago
gptkb:Sonora
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanish expedition to Alaska, 1774
gptkbp:leader Juan José Pérez Hernández
gptkbp:notableEvent did not land in Alaska
reached latitude 59°N
sighting of Mount Edgecumbe
gptkbp:origin San Blas, New Spain
gptkbp:purpose to assert Spanish sovereignty over the Pacific Northwest
to explore the northwest coast of North America
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Russian_America
gptkb:Nootka_Crisis
gptkb:Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas
Exploration of the Pacific Northwest
gptkbp:result contact with indigenous peoples
first European expedition to reach the coast of present-day Alaska
gptkbp:year 1774
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spanish_expedition_to_the_Pacific_Northwest,_1775
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8