There is significant reasonable doubt about Juan de Fuca ever actually reaching the strait that was eventually named after him. His puported trip was not well documented and from what I've heard its existence was sort of the stuff of legend at the time that true exploration of the area began in the 1770s (over two hundred years after de Fuca's claim). Wikipedia's own article on Juan Pérez notes him as the first European to explore the area. The Juan de Fuca article, as written, cites sources that call into question the explorer's claims and I think the article itself should reflect that.
Coastal49 20:55, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
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