page_title: European and American voyages of scientific exploration
section_title: 1789–1794: Descubierta and Atrevida
hierarchical_section_title: European and American voyages of scientific exploration / Maritime exploration in the Age of Enlightenment / Chronology of voyages / 1789–1794: Descubierta and Atrevida
caption_attribution_description: Español: Puerto de Palapa en la isla de Samar. Actualmente este dibujo se encuentra en paradero desconocido. La única referencia que se conserva es la reproducción que figura en el 'Album fotográfico' de la Expedición Malaspina (1789–1794), regalado a la Princesa de Asturias en 1875, tras su visita a la Dirección de Hidrografía. Hay ejemplares de este Album en la Biblioteca del Palacio Real y en el Archivo del Naval. English: Image of the Malaspina Expedition (1789–1794) — at the island of Samar, the Philippines. 1875 drawing by Fernando Brambila.
context_page_description: The era of European and American voyages of scientific exploration followed the Age of Discovery and were inspired by a new confidence in science and reason that arose in the Age of Enlightenment. Maritime expeditions in the Age of Discovery were a means of expanding colonial empires, establishing new trade routes and extending diplomatic and trade relations to new territories, but with the Enlightenment scientific curiosity became a new motive for exploration to add to the commercial and political ambitions of the past. See also List of Arctic expeditions and List of Antarctic expeditions.
context_section_description: The Spanish Malaspina Expedition explored the coasts of Spanish possessions in America and Alaska, always looking for the northwest passage. More than 70 crates of natural history specimens were sent to Madrid. On return Captain Malaspina was forced into exile because of his ideas, suggesting, among other things, that Spain abandon the military domination of its colonies in favour of a Federation. The scientific journal of the trip was lost but recovered in 1885.
  Captains: Alessandro Malaspina (1754–1810) ("Descubierta") and José de Bustamante y Guerra (1759–1825) ("Atravida")
  Naturalists: Antonio Pineda (1751–1792), Thaddäus Haenke (1761–1817), Luis Née (c. 1789 – 1794) and Tomas de Suria
  Artist: José del Pozo and José Guío
  Publication: Pedro de Novo y Colson (1846–1931), Viaje político-científico alrededor del mundo: por las corbetas Descubierta y Atrevida al mando los capitanes navío d. Alejandro Malaspina y Don José de Bustamante y Guerra, desde 1789 á 1794. (Madrid, 1885).
caption: Drawing of the corvettes Descubierta and Atrevida
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