James Bay in Victoria in Capital, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra

1743 – 1794

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2011

1. Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra Marker

Inscription. Captain in the Spanish Royal Navy. Explorer of the West Coast of North America and Governor of the Spanish settlement at Nootka, Vancouver Island. In honor of their meeting and the ensuing friendly association, Captain George Vancouver named this land Quadra and Vancouver’s Island. In recognition of the historic friendship between Canada and Spain – His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain Dedicated this monument on March 17, 1984

Erected 1984.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1897.

Location. 48° 25.291′ N, 123° 22.445′ W. Marker is in Victoria, British Columbia, in Capital. It is in James Bay. It is at the intersection of Belleville Street and Oswego Street on Belleville Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Belleville Street, Victoria BC V8V 1X3, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pendray House (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Canadian Pacific Marine Terminal Building (about 180 meters away); The Mackenzie Papineau Battalion of the International Brigades (about 210 meters away); Creation of the Province of British Columbia (about 210 meters away); In Commemoration of the Treaty Between Great Britain and the Russian Empire

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(approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Knowledge Totem (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Kwakiutl Bear Pole (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The “Veteran Sailor” (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.

Also see . . . Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra - Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 1, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra Marker and Bust image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2011

2. Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra Marker and Bust

Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2011

3. Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra Monument

Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra Monument in Quadra Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2011

4. Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra Monument in Quadra Park

Bust of Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 20, 2014

5. Bust of Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 2,117 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 1, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 5. submitted on June 14, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.