CH-0040 · RESEARCH DRAFT

Nootka Sound controversy

1789–1794 · Dating precision: range

Yuquot was a focal point of British–Spanish rivalry, trading activity and diplomacy during the Nootka Sound controversy.

Not publication-ready. The retrieved heritage page uses both 1789–1792 and 1789–1794; the broader interval is used here.

Historical place

Yuquot / Nootka Sound

Present-day context

Yuquot / Nootka Sound — navigation aid, not historical jurisdiction

Peoples named in this record

Mowachaht, Spanish, British

Review state

date uncertain — source-supported draft is not independent verification

Catalogue updated

2026-10-11

French text

Translation pending; English research text shown.

Map context

No territorial polygon or coordinate is asserted in v1. Modern location labels are orientation aids, not historical boundaries.

No dated political snapshot is available for this event. No historical boundary is inferred.

Source evidence

• Yuquot National Historic Site

  Parks Canada · institutional history · Review: page opened

  Recorded retrieval date: 2026-10-11. This date does not prove a complete document was reviewed.

  Institutional interpretation is not automatically independent corroboration. Consult nation-authored histories and underlying records before editorial approval.