User talk:BlankSpace79

Fuca Pillar and what Fuca said
The text of the account, which you'll find in the Scholefield citation, is that the pillar in question was "at the northwest side of the entrance to the strait"; since the strait runs southeast, that could really mean either side but Cape Flattery is "northwest" of the strait proper; and there is no such pillar near Port Renfrew/Port San Juan, which is on the east side of the strait. When I read it I immediately thought of Tatoosh Rock, which is on an island as the account describes (and as in my inline comment, the allegation that the reference to a large island at its entrance is a non sequitur, because unless de Fuca circumnavigated Vancouver Island he could not possibly have known it was an island at all...that he said he existed to teh "North Sea" to me doesn't mean he made it through at all, and as in my discussion on the talkpage, I think what he proved to the government of New Spain was that they didn't have to worry about the passage's existence, but liked teh fact the British were beating themselves up from the Atlantic side trying to find it....Skookum1 (talk) 05:49, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
 * What he "proved" to the government of New Spain? The voyage is entirely based on hearsay. So for me, the voyage didn't happen until someone finds something in the Spanish archives proving this voyage happened. Besides, many of its elements appear made up. BlankSpace79 (talk) 06:00, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I meant what he said he proved....read Scholefield's account.Skookum1 (talk) 19:29, 18 January 2011 (UTC)