Season 2: Episode 10: Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra

Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra was a descendant of Spaniards who was born in Lima, in 1743. At 18 years, he went to Spain to get a position at the Naval School of Cadiz. After his graduation, the sailor insisted on returning to his native America, which he achieved by 1773 as a member of a exploratory mission in the Pacific American Coast. The expedition was attacked three times: First by scurvy, then by insubordination and lastly by Indians. This made Heceta, the leader of the exploration, to begin the return trip. Bodega y Quadra, however, insisted on advancing and he went on with the exploration on a single ship, reaching Alaska, and founding two new ports before going south for the winter.

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Season 2: Episode 10: Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra is an episode from The untold history by The Hispanic Council.

This episode is 09:24 long.

This episode was published on Nov 15, 2021.

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