Alessandro Malaspina (also found as "Alexandro" and "Alejandro") (November 5, 1754 - April 9, 1810) was an Italian-Spanish naval officer and explorer. Under a royal commission, he undertook a scientific expedition around the world in 1789, and explored the Pacific Ocean and the west coast of Spain's North American possessions. Wikipedia
Alessandro Malaspina: a biography - dario manfredi Alessandro Malaspina: A Biography was originally published in Spanish in Alejandro Malaspina: La Amrica Imposible, ed. web.mala.bc.ca/black/amrc/Biographies/biography.htm
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