Bruno de Heceta

Bruno de Heceta
Born
Bruno de Heceta y Dudagoitia

1 March 1743
Died16 August 1807
NationalitySpanish
Occupationexplorer

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,[1] 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.

  1. ^ Tovell 2008, p. 253.