Bruno de Heceta
(1743-1807)
Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest
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Bruno de Heceta (Hezeta) y Dudagoitia (1743–1807) was a Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest. Born in Bilbao of an old Basque family, he was sent by the Viceroy of New Spain, Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa, to explore the area north of Alta California in response to information that there were colonial Russian settlements there.
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1 March 1743 Bilbao, Spain
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16 August 1807 (aged 64) Spain
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