Research Catalog

Title

Basque explorers in the Pacific Ocean / William A. Douglass.

Author

Douglass, William A.

Publication

Reno : Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, 2015.

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Description

230 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

• "History of Basque explorers in the Pacific during Spanish imperial expansion and colonialism"--
• "The Pacific Ocean was for several centuries, from the discovery of the Strait of Magellan in 1520 until Cook's voyages in the 1700s, considered to be the 'Spanish Lake.' However, Spain was never a monolithic entity and this book then considers 'Spanish' exploration in the Pacific from the perspective of the Basques, who have an important maritime tradition and were key figures in Pacific exploration. From Juan Sebastián Elkano's taking over command of the Victoria after Ferdinand Magellan's death and completing the first circumnavigation of the planet to Andrés de Urdaneta's discovery of the north Pacific route from the Philippines to modern-day Acapulco, Mexico, Basque mariners and ships were pivotal in European incursion into this vast area"--Back cover.

Series Statement

Occasional papers series / Center for Basque Studies ; no. 25

Uniform Title

Occasional papers series (University of Nevada, Reno. Center for Basque Studies) no. 25.

Subject

• Basques > Pacific Area > History
• Explorers > Pacific Area > History
• Explorers > Spain > History
• Pacific Area > Basque
• Pacific Area > Spanish
• Spain > Territorial expansion
• Spain > Pacific Area

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Configuring Spain and Portugal -- Iberian explorations -- Ferdinand Magellan -- Andres de Urdaneta -- Dubious fame and elusive fortune -- Twilight of the Spanish Pacific.

ISBN

• 9781935709602 (paperback : alkaline paper)
• 1935709607 (paperback : alkaline paper)

LCCN

^^2015000774

OCLC

• 906936052
• SCSB-12428486

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library