Author(s): Rafael Sagredo Baeza
Journal: HIb Revista de Historia Iberoamericana
ISSN 1989-2616
Volume: 2;
Issue: 1;
Start page: 46;
Date: 2009;
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Keywords: José de Moraleda | Astronomic Navigation | Explorations Americas | Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
ABSTRACT
This article deals with the exploration voyages made by Spanish steerJosé de Moraleda through the Pacific Ocean between 1772 and 1810. Based on the study of his travel accounts, the article analyzes a historical juncture in which scientific advances and the use of modern methods of “astronomic navigation,” contributed to the geographic reconnaissance of America.
Journal: HIb Revista de Historia Iberoamericana
ISSN 1989-2616
Volume: 2;
Issue: 1;
Start page: 46;
Date: 2009;
VIEW PDF
DOWNLOAD PDF Original pageKeywords: José de Moraleda | Astronomic Navigation | Explorations Americas | Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
ABSTRACT
This article deals with the exploration voyages made by Spanish steerJosé de Moraleda through the Pacific Ocean between 1772 and 1810. Based on the study of his travel accounts, the article analyzes a historical juncture in which scientific advances and the use of modern methods of “astronomic navigation,” contributed to the geographic reconnaissance of America.
