José María Narváez

José María Narváez (1768 – August 4, 1840) is a Spanish naval officer, explorer, and navigator notable for his work in the Gulf Islands and Lower Mainland of present-day British Columbia.

In 1791, as commander of the schooner Santa Saturnina, he leads the first European exploration of the Strait of Georgia, including a landing on present-day British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.He also enters Burrard Inlet, the site of present-day Vancouver, British Columbia.

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