Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra

Spanish naval officer

Date of Birth: 22-May-1744

Place of Birth: Lima, Peru

Date of Death: 26-Mar-1794

Profession: military personnel, explorer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (22 May 1743 – 26 March 1794) was a Spanish naval officer born in Lima, Peru.
Assigned to the Pacific coast Spanish Naval Department base at San Blas, in the Viceroyalty of New Spain (present day Mexico), this navigator explored the Northwest Coast of North America as far north as present day Alaska. Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra joined the Spanish Naval Academy in Cádiz at 19, and four years later, in 1767 was commissioned as an officer of the rank Frigate Ensign (alférez de fragata).
In 1773 he was promoted to Ship Ensign (alférez de navío), and in 1774 to Ship Lieutenant (teniente de navío).