In 1791, the Spanish ship Santa Saturnina, under Juan Carrasco and José María Narváez, explored Barkley Sound in detail. The Spanish named it Boca de Carrasco.[2] Another Spanish name in common use at the time was Entrada Nitinat.[3]
In 1933, 27 years after the sinking of SS Valencia, the ship's lifeboat #5 was found floating in Barkley Sound. Remarkably, it was in good condition, with much of the original paint remaining.[4][5] The boat's nameplate is now on display in the Maritime Museum of British Columbia.[6]
^Kendrick, John (1990). The Voyage of Sutil and Mexicana, 1792: The last Spanish exploration of the Northwest Coast of America. Spokane, Washington: The Arthur H. Clark Company. p. 241. ISBN0-87062-203-X.
^Paterson, T. W. (1967). British Columbia Shipwrecks. Langley, British Columbia: Stagecoach Publishing. pp. 72–76. Archived from the original on 2006-01-12. Retrieved 2006-08-26.