Servicio militar
He was a member of the same family as the Alaska Valdez.
He served in the Descubierta as First Lieutenant under Malaspina in 1791.
He was appointed as a Capitan de Fregata (Commander) in the Royal Sanish Navy.
He commanded the Spanish ship Mexicana in coastal waters in 1792 on an exploration of the northwest coast. Capitan de Navio (Captain) Royal Spanish Navy c1795 serving in Neptuno (In command).
He was present at the Battle of Trafalgar where his ship was captured and later wrecked in the gale which followed.
He was imprisoned for several yaers in the Castle of Santa Barbara in Alicante as a "subversive".
He was later exiled to England. Later he was restored to military command.
He was buried in the Pantheon of Illustrious Mariners.
Lugares nombrados
Bazan Bay (BC), Cayetano Point (BC), Valdez Bay (BC), Valdes Island (BC)
Referencias
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Cutler, Donald C. (1991)
