- September 2, 2025Christopher Columbus completes Spanish-sponsored voyage to North America, ushering in European exploration, colonization and exploitation of the Americas.
- September 2, 2025Vasco Nunez de Balboa claims the Pacific Coast of North America for Spain.
- September 2, 2025Sir Francis Drake may have entered the Strait of Georgia, marking the first face-to-face contact between Europeans and Northwest Coast…
- September 2, 2025Juan de Fuca, a Greek employee of Spanish interests, sails into the strait now named after him.
- September 2, 2025A Spanish expedition led by Francisco de Eliza names this island "Ysla de San Eusevio." He sends Jose Maria Narvaez…
- September 2, 2025Captain George Vancouver leads an expedition to chart the northwest Pacific Coast, establishing British presence in the area. He recommends…
- September 2, 2025Royal Navy Captain George Vancouver negotiates the so-called “possession“ of Vancouver Island from the Spanish to the British.
September 2, 2025Owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, the S.S. Beaver is the first steamship to operate off the BC coast. The…- September 2, 2025Fort Victoria is established to protect British interests from the Americans.
- September 2, 2025The Oregon Treaty divides British and American sovereignty along the 49th parallel from the Rockies to the West Coast. The…
