22 Facts About Manuel Quimper

Manuel Quimper participated in charting the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Sandwich Islands in the late 18th century.

Manuel Quimper was later appointed a colonial governor in his native Peru at the beginning of the fight for independence there.

Manuel Quimper retired to Spain, but was able to return to Peru where he served as a naval officer in the new republic and pursued a literary career, publishing over 20 books about his experiences before his death there in Lima.

Manuel Quimper was born in Lima, Peru to a French father and Spanish mother.

Manuel Quimper then used the vessel to carry out a two-month exploration of the north and south coasts of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

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Manuel Quimper was the first European to report seeing Mount Baker, which he named La Gran Montagna Carmelita.

Manuel Quimper dispatched a message to the Court in Madrid recommending the return of the vessel to the British at Macau and sent a report of Quimper's explorations in the Pacific Northwest with nine of his charts.

Manuel Quimper handed over the ship to Vicente Llanos y Valdes, a relative of the Minister of the Navy.

Manuel Quimper then served at Algeciras under the command of Bruno de Heceta, a veteran explorer who had explored the Pacific Northwest of America.

Manuel Quimper soon asked for the governorship of Guayaquil, but was instead given command of the naval fleet at Madrid, a position he maintained until 1802.

Manuel Quimper was then appointed the Minister of the Treasury in Veracruz and so returned to America in a ministerial position.

Manuel Quimper was appointed in 1802 a Spanish treasury minister to oversee emperial disbursements in Veracruz.

Manuel Quimper was removed as governor at the end of January 1810.

In early 1813, Manuel Quimper was at the center of the political storm that began brewing in southern Peru with the elections promulgated by the Constitution of Cadiz .

Manuel Quimper provides an account of the subsequent events that lead to a massive uprising across the Intendancy.

Manuel Quimper had been serving in Upper Peru until named the commander-in-chief of Spanish forces of the southern coast of Peru on 9 February 1820.

The young Manuel Quimper suffered a major defeat while defending the city of Nazca and was forced to flee to the coast in October 1820.

Meanwhile in Madrid the senior Manuel Quimper received the military honor of La Cruz de San Hermenegildo in 1820.

Nevertheless, in 1822 Manuel Quimper published in Madrid his book Islas Sandwich: Descripcion sucinta de este archipielago, which had been previously published in El Mercurio Peruano.

Manuel Quimper longed to return to his native land of Peru and in February 1822 took steps to assure sympathetic treatment there upon his return.

Manuel Quimper returned shortly thereafter and is reported to have become a Peruvian "Patriot" in 1823.

Manuel Quimper continued his literary pursuits and wrote the poem Poema raro, segments of which were published in La Gazeta de Lima.