Juan Francisco de La Bodega Y Quadra

Legacy

Places named after him:

Bodega Bay in northern California.
Vancouver Island was frequently referred to as "Vancouver's and Quadra's Island" on many 19th century maps.
Quadra Island, an island in British Columbia, Canada. Quadra Island was named after him in 1903
Quadra Street, an arterial road in Victoria, British Columbia, and neighbouring Saanich.
Boca de Bodega (Bodega Inlet) is the entrance around Wadleigh Island. It was named by Francisco Antonio Mourelle on May 24, 1779.
Quadra, São Paulo, a Brazilian municipality also named for the explorer
HMCS Quadra, a Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Summer Training Centre in Comox, BC

Places he named:

He named the Point that we know as Point Grenville, “Punta de los Martires” (Point of the Martyrs).
Canoa Point (Canoe Point) was named by Bodega/Mourelle in 1775/79. It is a point of land on the northeastern shore of Prince of Wales Island jutting into Trocadero Bay at 133°1′25″ W.
Discovered and named Bucareli Sound in Alaska. Named hundreds of places in the Bucareli Sound area.
Unlucky Island (La Desgraciada), a name given by Bodega/Mourelle to an island located at 133°3′15″ W.
Ladrones Islands were named Islas de Ladrones (Thieves) by Bodega/Mourelle in 1779. These five islands are located at 55°23′ N and 133°5′ W.
Cañas Island (Reeds) is an island in Trocadero Bay. Bodega/Mourelle named it Ysla de Cañas.
The Quadra rose, developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, was named in his honour.

Spanish name variations used in the literature: