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José María Narváez (1768 – August 4, 1840) was a Spanish naval officer, explorer, and navigator notable for his work in the Gulf Islands and Lower Mainland of present-day British Columbia.
José María Narváez (Cádiz, España 1768 [1] — Guadalajara, México, 4 de agosto de 1840) fue un oficial naval, explorador y navegante español que es conocido sobre todo por su trabajo en el noroeste del Pacífico.
José María Narváez was a Spanish naval officer, explorer, and navigator. He was assigned to the San Carlos along with Gonzalo López de Haro during Esteban José Martínez’s exploration and subsequent occupation of Nootka Sound. Narváez was also tasked with exploring the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
José María Narváez was only 23 when he became the first European to navigate the Georgia Strait, but most people are unaware of this, says a Steveston-based writer.
Jul 14, 2016 · This week marked the 225th anniversary of the European arrival on the Sunshine Coast (and of the site of the city of Vancouver) by the little known and under-appreciated Spanish explorer José María Narváez.
Narváez y Gervete, José María. Cádiz, 1766 – Guadalajara (Jalisco, México), 4.VIII.1828. Oficial de la Armada española, explorador de la zona noroeste del Pacífico. Hijo de Antonio Narváez y de Úrsula Gervete, nació en 1766, según algunos autores en Cádiz.
For three memorable weeks in July 1791, at the age of only 23, José María Narváez (ca. 1768 - 1840) of the Royal Armada of Spain led the first European excursion into the central part of what the Spanish called El Gran Canal de Nuestra Señora del Rosario la Marinera, now known as Georgia Strait.
