%0 Journal Article %T Navegaci¨®n cient¨ªfica en el Mar del Sur. El piloto Moraleda (1772-1810) %A Rafael Sagredo Baeza %J HIb Revista de Historia Iberoamericana %D 2009 %I Universia %X This article deals with the exploration voyages made by Spanish steerJos¨¦ de Moraleda through the Pacific Ocean between 1772 and 1810. Based on the study of his travel accounts, the article analyzes a historical juncture in which scientific advances and the use of modern methods of ¡°astronomic navigation,¡± contributed to the geographic reconnaissance of America. %K Jos¨¦ de Moraleda %K Astronomic Navigation %K Explorations Americas %K Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries %U http://revistahistoria.universia.cl/pdfs_revistas/articulo_89_1250114582587.pdf