Francisco de Eliza was a Spanish navigator and explorer. In 1790 he commanded a Spanish expedition to Nootka Sound to rebuild the fort abandoned by Esteban José Martínez after the Nootka Controversy. A navigator is the person onboard a ship responsible for the navigation of the vessel. ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ... 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). ... 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. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... Lieutenant Esteban José Martínez Fernández y Martínez de la Sierra, Marina real, circa 1785. ...