Fort San Miguel | |
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Yuquot, Nootka Island, near Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
Coordinates | 49°35′30″N 126°36′56″W / 49.59163°N 126.615458°W |
Type | fortification, colony |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Spanish |
Site history | |
Built | 1789 |
In use | 1789–1795 |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Pedro de Alberni |
Garrison | Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia, First Company |
Fort San Miguel was a Spanish fortification at Yuquot (formerly Friendly Cove) on Nootka Island, just west of north-central Vancouver Island. It protected the Spanish settlement, called Santa Cruz de Nuca, the first colony in British Columbia.