Reconstruction of Fort San Miguel.

Fort San Miguel was a Spanish fortification built at Friendly Cove in Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, by Esteban José Martínez in 1789. It can be considered the first regular colony in British Columbia. It was abandoned by Martínez after the Nootka Controversy, and rebuilt in 1790 by Pere d'Alberní i Teixidor, a Catalan soldier from Tortosa, who served the Spanish Crown in the First Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia along with 80 other men from the same origin, who arrived to the region in the Francisco de Eliza's expedition. The fort was finally abandoned in 1795 after the Nootka Convention came in force. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Table of Fortification, from the 1728 Cyclopaedia. ... ... Nootka Sound is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean and a natural harbour on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. ... Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and the Queen Charlotte Strait, and from Washington by the Juan De Fuca Strait. ... Lieutenant Esteban José Martínez Fernández y Martínez de la Sierra, Marina real, circa 1785. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... Lieutenant Esteban José Martínez Fernández y Martínez de la Sierra, Marina real, circa 1785. ... For other uses of the word Nootka, see Nootka (disambiguation). ... Year 1790 (MDCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Pere dAlberní i Teixidor (1747-1802) was a Catalan soldier who served the Spanish Crown for almost all his life. ... Catalan can refer to: Catalan people Catalan language An inhabitant of Catalonia A Catalan speaker, whether or not from Catalonia proper (see Catalan Countries). ... A view of Tortosa Tortosa (Latin Dertusa, Arabic طرطوشة Ṭurá¹­Å«Å¡ah) is the capital of the comarca of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain, located at 12 metres above the sea, by the Ebre river. ... Motto: (Latin) Further Beyond Anthem:  1(Spanish) Royal March Capital (and largest city)  Madrid Official languages Spanish2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Head of State Juan Carlos I (Monarch)  - Head of Government José L. Rodríguez Zapatero Formation 15th century   - Dynastic union 1516   - Unification 1469   - de facto 1716   - de jure 1812  Accession... Soldier, First Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia at Nootka Sound, 1790-1794. ... Francisco de Eliza was a Spanish navigator and explorer. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Nootka Convention was a treaty between Spain and Great Britain in 1790 that averted a war between the two countries over overlapping claims to portions of the northwestern coast of North America. ...

See also

• History of British Columbia
• Esteban José Martínez
• Pere d'Alberní i Teixidor
• Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia

British Columbia is the western-most province in Canada. ... Lieutenant Esteban José Martínez Fernández y Martínez de la Sierra, Marina real, circa 1785. ... Pere dAlberní i Teixidor (1747-1802) was a Catalan soldier who served the Spanish Crown for almost all his life. ... Soldier, First Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia at Nootka Sound, 1790-1794. ...

References

• Information about Friendly Cove and its history from VancouverIsland.com