Location Victoria British Columbia Canada Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 48.4167, -123.3667 Capital Of British Columbia (Canadian province) Substate British Columbia, Colony of Substate Vancouver Island, Crown Colony of Substate People James Buchanan William H. Seward Winfield Scott Groups Songhees Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) Russian Empire British North America Russian America +14 more Topics North American Fur Trade Oregon Trail “Manifest Destiny” and American Expansion; 1840-1851 Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, British Columbia, Canada Pig War +1 more Subjects Origins Movements Watercraft Law Trade +4 more Commodities Hides and feathers Land Industrial metals Locations Victoria British Columbia Canada Cite this entry Moran, J. (2016). Victoria British Columbia Canada. History Atlas. Retrieved 14 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/locations/victoria-british-columbia-canada/ Related events Loading related events…