Royal Roads

For the university, see Royal Roads University.
Not to be confused with Royal Road.

Royal Roads is a roadstead or anchorage located in Strait of Juan de Fuca near the entrance to Esquimalt Harbour in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In 1790, Sub-Lt Don Manuel Quimper of the Spanish navy anchored his ship the Princess Royal there and claimed the territory for Carlos IV.[1] He called the roads Rada de Valdes y Bazan. Royal Roads was given the name Royal Bay by Captain Henry Kellett of the British survey ship HMS Herald. An 1861 map of Victoria by Joseph Despard Pemberton shows Royal Roads labelled "Royal Bay".[2] Walbran describes "Roads" as an "area frequented by shipping, being a convenient and free rendezvous for vessels seeking freight or waiting orders."[3]:432

References

  1. ^ Harris, Stephen. "Military and Staff Colleges". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005284. Retrieved 2009-02-06. 
  2. ^ Pemberton, J. Despard (7 January 1861). Town of Victoria, Vancouver Island from the official map. London: Royal British Columbia Museum. http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/cartogr/img_html/dir_1/cm_b89.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-03. 
  3. ^ Walbran, Captain John T. (1971). British Columbia Place Names, Their Origin and History (Facsimile reprint of 1909 ed.). Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 0-88894-143-9. http://www.nosracines.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3545. 

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