The coast of California as the long projected hub for the Spanish Empire in the Pacific, 1523–1815

  1. José Antonio Gurpegui 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Alcalá
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    Universidad de Alcalá

    Alcalá de Henares, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04pmn0e78

Journal:
International journal of maritime history

ISSN: 0843-8714

Year of publication: 2019

Volume: 31

Issue: 2

Pages: 233-247

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1177/0843871419842051 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

This article defends the theory that Spain attempted to establish a port on the coasts of the current state of California two centuries before the expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá and Junípero Serra in 1769. This is evident in various maritime expeditions set forth to find the mythical Straight of Anyan and establish a secure port for the Manila Galleon in its ‘tornaviaje’. The Portolá/Serra expedition was therefore the conclusion, rather than the start, of settlement in the Bay of Monterrey.

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