The ships left Nootka Sound on May 4, 1791.

They remained at Nootka Sound for about a month.

After working together for a time the two expeditions split up and arrived at Nootka Sound separately.

Only its general shape and a few small harbors such as Nootka Sound had been charted.

They reached Nootka Sound, completing the circuit, on August 31.

Two other American ships arrived at Nootka Sound late in the season.

By the end of the year Martínez abandoned Nootka Sound.

During the 1780s Nootka Sound had become the focal point of all these conflicting factors.

Spain continued to occupy Nootka Sound until 28 March 1795.

It was also the first fur trading vessel to arrived at Nootka Sound that year.