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Mourelle Francisco Antonio
(1754—1820)

Francisco Antonio Mourelle was born in 1754 at San Adrian de Corne in Galicia, northwestern Spain. One of Mourelle's many skills was his ability to record the events that took place on the expeditions he undertook. His reports became known beyond Spain, especially in France, where his name was altered to Maurelle. He often appears in historical documents as Maurelle. He began as an apprentice pilot in 1768 and transferred to Mexico in the 1770s where he sailed as a pilot out of the port of San Blas. Mourelle accompanied Bodega on the two Spanish voyages toward Alaska in the 1775 and 1779. When Spain declared war in 1780, Mourelle sailed the Princesca to Manila. On the return journey he made discoveries in Tonga and Tuvalu before reaching San Blas in late 1781. Mourelle returned to Europe and fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was promoted to the rank of Admiral in 1818 but died in Cadiz in 1820.

Solomon Islands, 1981, Francisco Maurelle

Solomon Islands, 1981, Maurelle's Map

Solomon Islands, 1981, «La Princesa»

Solomon Islands, 1981, Compass cards

Spain, 1967, Francisko Mourelle

Tonga, 1981, Landing scene

Tonga, 1981, Map of Vava'u

Tonga, 1981, «La Princesa»

Tonga, 1981, «La Princesa»

Tonga, 1981, «La Princesa»

Tonga, 1985, Francisco Maurelle, «La Princesa»