Bazan Bay

Bazan Bay (48˚38'00" 123˚24'00" E side of Saanich Peninsula, S of Sidney). Antonio Valdés y Bazán (1744–1816) was a celebrated Spanish naval officer who became capt-gen and minister of the navy. He put much effort into improving the education of Spanish naval officers and promoted a number of scientific maritime expeditions, including that of Alejandro Malaspina to the Pacific. The bay was named by Juan Pantoja y Arriga, one of the pilots of Spanish cdr Francisco Eliza, who explored the...

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