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Heceta may refer to: *Bruno de Heceta, a Spanish explorer of the west coast of North America *Heceta Beach, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the United States *Heceta Head, a headland in Oregon, United States *Heceta Head Light, a lighthouse on Heceta Head *Heceta Island, an island off the coast of Alaska, United States {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno De Heceta
Bruno de Heceta (Hezeta) y Dudagoitia (1743–1807) was a Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest. Born in Bilbao of an old Basque family, he was sent by the Viceroy of New Spain, Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa, to explore the area north of Alta California in response to information that there were colonial Russian settlements there. Background The Spanish claim to Alaska and the Pacific Northwest had dated back to the 1493 papal bull (''Inter caetera'') and rights contained in the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas. These two formal acts formed the basis of Spain's claim of the exclusive right to colonize all of the Western Hemisphere (excluding present-day Brazil), including all of the west coast of North America. The first European expedition to actually reach the Pacific coast was led by the Spaniard Vasco Núñez de Balboa, which reached the western coast of present-day Panama in 1513. Balboa claimed the Pacific Ocean for the Spanish Crown, as well as all the lands tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heceta Beach, Oregon
Heceta Beach is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located west of U.S. Route 101 next to the Pacific Ocean. It is the next settlement north of the Siuslaw River and Florence and is within the Florence urban growth boundary. Heceta Beach was platted in 1915. Lane County maintains a small county park there, with beach access, as well as restrooms and picnic tables. Driftwood Shores, a hotel and conference center in Heceta Beach, was annexed to Florence in 2008. Demographics See also *Heceta Head Heceta Head ( ) is a headland that stands above the Pacific Ocean in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The Heceta Head Light is located on its south side. Heceta Head is named after a Basque explorer under Spanish commission, Bruno de Heceta ... References Oregon Coast Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon 1915 establishments in Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{LaneCountyOR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heceta Head
Heceta Head ( ) is a headland that stands above the Pacific Ocean in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The Heceta Head Light is located on its south side. Heceta Head is named after a Basque explorer under Spanish commission, Bruno de Heceta, who explored the Pacific Northwest in the 1770s. The headland marks the end of a lower-lying stretch of the coastline to the south dominated by sand dunes; the coastline to the north is more varied. Devils Elbow is the bay south of the headland at the mouth of Cape Creek, and with the headland formed Devils Elbow State Park, which is now part of Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint. Historic structures Heceta Head Light, the assistant lightkeepers’ house, and two bridges located near the headland are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Big Creek Bridge brings U.S. Route 101 across Big Creek, about north of the headland. Cape Creek Bridge carries U.S. 101 across Cape Creek, just south of the headland. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heceta Head Light
Heceta Head Light is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast north of Florence, and south of Yachats in the United States. It is located at Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint, a state park, midway up a 205-foot-tall (62 m) headland. Built in 1894, the -tall lighthouse shines a beam visible for , making it the strongest light on the Oregon Coast. The light is maintained by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), while the assistant lighthouse keepers' house, operated as a bed-and-breakfast inn, is maintained by the U.S. Forest Service. The lighthouse is from Sea Lion Caves. History and construction Heceta Head is named after the Spanish explorer Bruno de Heceta, who explored the Pacific Northwest during the late 18th century. Before him, Heceta Head was a spot of frequent fishing and hunting by the American Indian tribes that populated the area. Heceta Head is part of the Siuslaw Indians' traditional lands, known in their language as ɫtúwɪs. They hunted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
