Biographie
One of the Gulf Islands comprising 22 square miles (57 square km.
Service militaire
He was appointed as a Capitan de Fregata in the Royal Spanish Navy, commanding the schooner Sutil in 1792 while exploring the coast. The results of his findings were published at Madrid in 1802. Galiano was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar while in command of the ship-of-the-line Bahama (74 guns) in 1805.
He was decapitated by a cannon shot while commandng the Bahama.
Lieux nommés
Galiano Bay, Galiano Island (BC) (by Jose Maria Narvaez 1791), Galiano Gallery (Gabriola Island) (by Geographic Board of Canada 1906), Dionisio Point (Porlier Pass, Galiano Island) (by Captain J.F. Parry 1905), Alcala Point (Porlier Pass, Galiano Island) (by Captain J. F. Parry 1905)
Références
- Cutler, Donald C. (1991)
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- BCELP Geographical Place Names Cards Correspondence To/From BC Chief Geographer
- Gazetteer of Canada: British Columbia 2nd ed. (1966)
