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English[en]
The Spanish were desirous of reinforcing their presence in Alta California as a buffer against Russian colonization of the Americas advancing from the north, and possibly establish a harbor that would give shelter to Spanish ships.
Spanish[es]
Los españoles querían reforzar su presencia en la Alta California para frenar la iniciativa rusa de colonizar el Pacífico americano, que partía de Alaska, y además para establecer un puerto como refugio de los barcos españoles hostigados por los piratas ingleses.