Plaque in Cadiz honoring Alejandro Malaspina, Italian born, who sailed for Spain. He explored the west coast of North America, including Alaska. The Malaspina Glacier (see below) is named after him. Impressed by Adam Smith and others, Malaspina wrote in support of liberalization of 18th century Spain, and consequently was imprisoned following his historic scientific voyages.

From Encyclopedia Brittanica online: Malaspina Glacier, segment of the St. Elias Mountains glacier system, west of Yakutat Bay in southeastern Alaska, U.S. The most extensive individual ice field in Alaska, it flows for 50 miles (80 km) along the southern base of Mount St. Elias, is more than 1,000 feet (300 metres) thick, and covers about 1,500 square miles ...).

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