Cape Blanco: 42°50′15″N124°33′50″W / 42.83750°N 124.56389°W / 42.83750; -124.56389 (Heceta Head). [4] Allegedly named by Martin de Aguilar in 1603, although he probably did not reach the cape and the name might have been in use before 1603. Various other names have been used for the cape, and the name Blanco has been used for other capes, but in time Cape Blanco became established as the westernmost cape of Oregon.[5]
Gil Island: 53°12′N129°14′W / 53.200°N 129.233°W / 53.200; -129.233 (Gil Island). Named in 1792 by
Jacinto Caamaño while exploring the area. The name honors Juan Gil, the ensign-bearer of the San Martin, flagship of the Duke of Medino-Sidonia in the Spanish Armada. Part of Caamaño's task was to search for the mythical "Rio de Reyes". This strait or river, supposed to connect the Pacific with the Atlantic, was claimed to have been discovered in 1640 by Admiral Pedro Bartolome de Fonti, in command of a fleet of 4 vessles, his flagship being named the Holy Ghost.[17]
Cape Blanco: 42°50′15″N124°33′50″W / 42.83750°N 124.56389°W / 42.83750; -124.56389 (Heceta Head). [4] Allegedly named by Martin de Aguilar in 1603, although he probably did not reach the cape and the name might have been in use before 1603. Various other names have been used for the cape, and the name Blanco has been used for other capes, but in time Cape Blanco became established as the westernmost cape of Oregon.[5]
Gil Island: 53°12′N129°14′W / 53.200°N 129.233°W / 53.200; -129.233 (Gil Island). Named in 1792 by
Jacinto Caamaño while exploring the area. The name honors Juan Gil, the ensign-bearer of the San Martin, flagship of the Duke of Medino-Sidonia in the Spanish Armada. Part of Caamaño's task was to search for the mythical "Rio de Reyes". This strait or river, supposed to connect the Pacific with the Atlantic, was claimed to have been discovered in 1640 by Admiral Pedro Bartolome de Fonti, in command of a fleet of 4 vessles, his flagship being named the Holy Ghost.[17]