fleet at Madrid, a position he maintained until 1802. He was then appointed the Minister of the Treasury in Veracruz and so returned to America in a ministerial position. Places named by Quimper Bahía de Bodega y Quadra (now Discovery Bay, Washington at ) Bahía de Nuñez Gaona (now Neah Bay, Washington at ) Bonilla Point, British Columbia Ensenada de Quadra (now Maalaea, Maui, Hawaii) Ensenada de Quimper (now Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii) Ensenada de Ulloa (now Kawaihae Bay, Hawaii Island, Hawaii) Gonzales Point, Victoria, British Columbia (and indirectly Gonzales Bay, Gonazles Hill at the same location) Gran Montan de Carmello (now Mount Baker, Washington at ) Jordan River, British Columbia (and indirectly the settlement of Jordan River, British Columbia at the mouth of that river Haro Strait, British Columbia/Washington Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles (now Port Angeles, Washington at ) Puerta de Revillagigedo (now Sooke, British Columbia at ) Puerto de Cordova (now Esquimalt, British Columbia at ) Puerto de Quimper (now Dungeness Bay, Washington at ) Puerto de San Juan (now Port San Juan, the harbour at Port Renfrew, British Columbia at ) Punta de San Miguel (now Albert Head, British Columbia) Punta de Santa Cruz (now Dungeness, Washington at ) Punta de Santo Domingo (now William Head, British Columbia) Rada de Eliza (now Pedder Bay, British Columbia) Rada de Solano (now Parry Bay, British Columbia) Rada de Valdes y Bazan (now Royal Roads, British Columbia) Sombrio River, British Columbia Places named for Quimper Quimper Peninsula () in the state of Washington Mount Manuel Quimper () on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Quimper Park, a commemorative site near Sooke, British Columbia, dedicated on 23 June 1990, to mark the 200th anniversary of Quimper's landing there Quimper Street, Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada Governmental career Quimper was appointed in 1802 a Spanish treasury minister to oversee emperial disbursements in Veracruz. In 1805 he was appointed the governor of Huamanga (later renamed Ayacucho) in the southern part of his native Peru, but due to a confusing incident involving the newly appointed Viceroy of Peru, José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, he instead became the governor of the Peruvian region of Puno on Lake Titicaca. During his term as governor (Intendente) of Puno an independence movement emerged of which Quimper warned Viceroy Abascal in July 1809. Quimper's own carefully guarded collection of papers, maps, manuscripts, and books were destroyed in an