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The Malaspina Expedition 1789 1794

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Author : Alessandro Malaspina
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

The Malaspina Expedition 1789 1794 written by Alessandro Malaspina and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Discoveries in geography categories.

The Malaspina Expedition 1789 1794

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Author : Alessandro Malaspina
language : en
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Release Date : 2001

Alejandro Malaspina

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Author : John C. Kendrick
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 1999

Alejandro Malaspina written by John C. Kendrick and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Discoveries in geography categories.

The thirst for knowledge and adventure have always been at the forefront of human imagination. In this engrossing tale John Kendrick takes us on a voyage across the Pacific via the Philippines, New Zealand, the infant British colony at Sydney Cove, and the Tonga Islands, chronicling the life of Alejandro Malaspina, an eighteenth-century Italian navigator in the service of Spain.

The Malaspina Expedition 1789 1794

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Author : Andrew David
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2018-12-07

The Malaspina Expedition 1789 1794 written by Andrew David and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-07 with History categories.

Among the voyages of exploration and surveying in the late 18th century, that of Alejandro Malaspina best represents the high ideals and scientific interests of the Enlightenment. Italian-born, Malaspina entered the Spanish navy in 1774. In September 1788 he and fellow-officer José Bustamante submitted a plan to the Ministry of Marine for a voyage of survey and inspection to Spanish territories in the Americas and Philippines. The expedition was to produce hydrographic charts for the use of Spanish merchantmen and warships and to report on the political, economic and defensive state of Spain's overseas possessions. The plan was approved and in July 1789 Malaspina and Bustamante sailed from Cádiz in the purpose-built corvettes, Descubierta and Atrevida. On board the vessels were scientists and artists and an array of the latest surveying and astronomical instruments. The voyage lasted more than five years. On his return Malaspina was promoted Brigadier de la Real Armada, and began work on an account of the voyage in seven volumes to dwarf the narratives of his predecessors in the Pacific such as Cook and Bougainville. Among much else, it would contain sweeping recommendations for reform in the governance of Spain's overseas empire. But Malaspina became involved in political intrigue. In November 1795 he was arrested, stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment. Although released in 1803, Malaspina spent the last seven years of his life in obscure retirement in Italy. He never resumed work on the great edition, and his journal was not published in Spain until 1885. Only in recent years has a multi-volume edition appeared under the auspices of the Museo Naval, Madrid, that does justice to the achievements of what for long was a forgotten voyage. This first volume of a series of three contains Malaspina's diario or journal from 31 July 1789 to 14 December 1790, newly translated into English, with substantial introduction and commentary. Among the places visited and described are Montevideo, Puerto Deseado, Port Egmont, Puerto San Carlos, Valparaíso, Callao, Guayaquil and Panamá. Other texts include Malaspina's introduction to his intended edition, and his correspondence with the Minister of the Marine before and during the voyage.

Alejandro Malaspina

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Author : John Kendrick
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 1989-04-01

Alejandro Malaspina written by John Kendrick and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-04-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Malaspina arrived in Spain with a scientific background and an ardent interest in the philosophy of the Enlightenment. A skilled navigator, the Pacific voyage on which he sailed in 1789 was the last and most important of his career - a five-year scientific and political examination of the Spanish colonies in the Americas and the Philippines. He appraised the British colony at Sydney Cove and Tonga, allowing him to compare life at a place almost untouched by European contact with the situation in the colonies. Malaspina eventually returned to Spain, where he was received by King Charles IV. He was commissioned to produce a work covering all aspects of his studies that would establish Spain's reputation as a modern enlightened state. Malaspina advised the King that this could be achieved only if he dismissed all of his ministers and replaced them with a slate of Malaspina's choosing who would back his visionary ideas. This seemingly naive proposal resulted in a unanimous vote by the council that his plan was false, seditious, and injurious to the sovereignty of Their Majesties, and he was sentenced to ten years imprisonment in the fortress of San Antón. At the urging of Napoleon he was released after eight years and exiled to Italy, where he died in 1810, just as the revolts in the Americas were starting, as he had predicted. Using Malaspina's writings, including the journal of his great voyage and his personal letters, John Kendrick makes the life of this extraordinary man available for the first time in English.

The Malaspina Expedition 1789 1794 Volume Iii Manila To Cadiz

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Author : Andrew David
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-12-07

The Malaspina Expedition 1789 1794 Volume Iii Manila To Cadiz written by Andrew David and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-07 with History categories.

Among the voyages of exploration and surveying in the late 18th century, that of Alejandro Malaspina best represents the high ideals and scientific interests of the Enlightenment. In July 1789 he sailed from Cádiz in the purpose-built corvettes, Descubierta and Atrevida. On board the vessels were scientists and artists and an array of the latest surveying and astronomical instruments. The voyage lasted more than five years. On his return Malaspina began work on seven-volume account of the voyage, to dwarf the narratives of his predecessors in the Pacific such as Cook and Bougainville. But he became involved in political intrigue, was imprisoned, and then spent the rest of his life in obscure retirement in Italy. He never resumed work on the great edition, and his journal remained long unpublished. Only now is justice being done to the achievements of what for long was a forgotten voyage. This is the final volume of the series of three which presents Malaspina's journal for the first time in English translation and with commentary. It covers the expedition's return voyage from Manila, its visits to New Zealand, Australia, the Tonga Islands and the Falklands, and its arrival in Cádiz on 21 September 1794. Appendices contain Bustamante's survey of East Falkland Island, his visit to Puerto de la Soledad and his search for Islas Auroras, an account of Malaspina's arrest and the suppression of his report, and details of the two corvettes with lists of their complement and of the scientific instruments and books taken on the expedition.

The Malaspina Expedition

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Author : Alessandro Malaspina
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

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The Malaspina Expedition 1789 1794

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Author : Alessandro Malaspina
language : en
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Release Date : 2001

The Malaspina Expedition

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language : en
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Release Date : 1977

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Alessandro Malaspina Collection Relating To The Malaspina Expedition

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Author : Alessandro Malaspina
language : es
Publisher:
Release Date : 1789

Alessandro Malaspina Collection Relating To The Malaspina Expedition written by Alessandro Malaspina and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1789 with America categories.

Manuscript documents by Malaspina and others containing information on logistics, organization, and scientific activities of the Malaspina Expedition to the Pacific Coast of America. References to astronomical observations, cartography, natural history, and scientific instruments as well as logistical information regarding equipment, finances, ship repairs, and discipline are present. Contains documents signed by numerous Spanish officials, including Revilla Gigedo (Viceroy of New Spain), Floridablanca (Chief Minister of State), Fernan Nunez (Spanish Ambassador in Paris), Jose de Mazarredo (Comandante General of Cadiz) and Ambrosio Higgins Villenar (Presidente of Chile).

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