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  2. Bodega y Quadra was born in Lima, Peru, to Tomás de la Bodega y de las Llanas of Biscay, Spain and Francisca de Mollinedo y Losada of Lima, Peru (her parents were from Bilbao in Spain). His family was of Basque origin. [1] He studied at the National University of San Marcos in Lima.

  3. BODEGA Y QUADRA (Cuadra), JUAN FRANCISCO DE LA, naval officer, explorer, and diplomat; baptized 3 June 1743 in Lima, Peru, son of Tomás de la Bodega y de las Llanas, a Spanish-born deputy of the Spanish consulate in Cuzco, and Francisca de Mollinedo y Losada, descendant of a prominent Peruvian family; d. 26 March 1794 in Mexico City. Juan ...

  4. Apr 14, 2004 · Bodega y Quadra had all the qualifications and training necessary to be considered for a senior officer position. However, as a non-native Spaniard born in Lima, Peru, he was subject to the class prejudice common to Spain and the colonial Americas during that time.

  5. Feb 6, 2006 · Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, naval officer, explorer, administrator (bap at Lima, Peru 3 June 1743; d at Mexico City 26 Mar 1794). In 1775 he made a difficult voyage of exploration from San Blas, Mexico, to 58° 30´ N and Bucareli Sound, Alaska.

  6. Born in Lima, Peru, Bodega became a Spanish naval officer and was posted to the department of San Blas in 1774. The following year he had command of the Sonora on its voyage to southern Alaska. Bodega was promoted to ship's lieutenant in 1776 and commanded La Favorita, which sailed to Alaska, in 1779.

  7. Juan Bodega y Quadra. 1743-1794. Commander of the Spanish ship Sonora on its exploration of the northwest coast of North America. In 1775 Bodega y Quadra sailed north along the California coast as far as what is now Juneau, Alaska, claiming portions of the coastline for Spain. Distance from Spain's other territories made his claims north of ...

  8. Quick Reference. (17431794), Peruvian-born explorer of the Pacific Northwest coast of America. Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, born a Creole in Lima, made an important contribution to the exploration of ... From: de la Bodega y Quadra, Juan Francisco in The Oxford Companion to World Exploration » Subjects: History. Reference entries.

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