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    What was the northernmost settlement founded by Spain in North America?

    Question #119223. Asked by author. (Dec 08 10 8:14 PM)


    great2beme

    		The northernmost settlement is Mission San Francisco Solano, founded in Sonoma in 1823

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_missions_in_California

    Dec 08 10, 8:52 PM
    author

    		No, the one I'm thinking about is in Canada.

    Dec 08 10, 9:14 PM
    great2beme

    		Is it Santa Cruz de Nuca in British Columbia?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Spain#Establishment_.281521.E2.80.931535.29

    Dec 08 10, 10:00 PM
    author

    		I was thinking about Fort San Miguel in Vancouver Island, but there might have been settlements further north.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_San_Miguel

    Dec 08 10, 10:43 PM
    author

    		Spain also attempted to colonize Alaska, and made several journeys along the North Pacific coast of Canada and Alaska.
    I haven't found out whether they actually settled as far north as that.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_expeditions_to_Alaska

    Dec 08 10, 10:48 PM
    great2beme

    		ok well you can count Fort San Miguel as a settlement when its really a fortification but Santa Cruz de Nuca was the only Spanish settlement.

    Dec 08 10, 11:27 PM
    author

    		This is correct. I also found out that Fort San Miguel/Santa Cruz de Nuca (which are situated nearby each other in the Nootka Sound) was the only Spanish settlement in what is today Canada.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Former_colonies_and_territories_in_Canada#New_Spain

    Dec 08 10, 11:40 PM
    author

    		This reference also confirms that Spain had no settlements in Alaska.

    http://books.google.no/books?id=-xhQl1WDWa0C&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=spanish+settlements+alaska&source=bl&ots=vwWcFS94n9&sig=StodW4d-dthscJeahb4rWbT7ZtM&hl=no&ei=I2wATbWbH4qWOtXHuaYB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=spanish%20settlements%20alaska&f=false

    Dec 08 10, 11:46 PM

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