Fort Núñez Gaona

Fort Núñez Gaona (1792-1792) - A Spanish Colonial Fort established in 1792 in present day Neah Bay, Clallam County, Washington. Named Fort Núñez Gaona after Admiral Manuel Núñez Gaona, then a high ranking naval official. The first white settlement in Washington State. Abandoned later in 1792 after only four months of operation. Fort Núñez Gaona Monument Interior. Fort Núñez Gaona – Diah Veterans Park and Monument in Neah Bay, Washington. History of Fort Núñez Gaona Established in 1792 by Salvador Fidalgo and a small company of Mexican, Peruvian, and Spanish colonists at present day Neah Bay, Washington. Fidalgo and his 83 sailors and soldiers built a fort with six mounted guns, a blacksmith’s shop, barracks, a bakery, and corrals. The colony and the fort lasted only four months. The men had settled on land occupied by the Makah and relations with the tribe deteriorated rapidly. The settlers were forced abandoned their colony at the end of the summer of 1792. Current Status Now the site of the Fort Núñez Gaona – Diah Veterans Park and Monument in Neah Bay, Washington. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Neah Bay, Clallam County, Washington. Maps & Images Lat: 48.36897 Long: -124.62558 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 0' See Also: Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 836. Links: North American Forts - Fort Núñez Gaona History Link - Settlement of Neah Bay Visited: 4 Sep 2015