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Provides very unique gulf islands sailing and gulf islands resorts. The geography of the land presented many formidable natural barriers to European explorers. To the east the soaring Rocky Mountains blocked the way, and the huge Pacific Ocean separated distant land masses off the west coast. The peaceful existence of the aboriginal people was to change soon after the first contact by Europeans in 1778, when Captain James Cook set foot on Nootka Island on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island. Provides very unique gulf islands sailing and gulf islands resorts.

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The Spanish later arrived and set up a base at Nootka under the command of Don Juan Fransisco de la Bodega y Quadra, who had claimed the coast of Alaska for Spain. Provides very unique gulf islands sailing and gulf islands resorts. Both explorers made the trip to Tahsis to resolve years of Spanish/English rivalry that had played out on this Island, and commenced working together at the task of mapping and exploring the coast. A Treaty in 1793 gave the two countries joint ownership of Nootka, but it was not long after the signing that Spain's dominance in North America began to wane. The last Spanish ship was ordered out of the area in 1795, marking the end of the Spanish influence In British Columbia. Provides very unique gulf islands sailing and gulf islands resorts.