Miguel Constansó (1741 to 1814), born Miquel Constançó in Barcelona, was a Catalan military engineer, cartographer and cosmographer in the service of Spain. He entered the corps of military engineers in 1762 and sailed to New Spain in 1764 with six other engineers, where he mapped the Gulf of Mexico coast from Veracruz and later served as engineer on a campaign in Sonora. At the request of the inspector general José de Gálvez he drew plans of San Blas and of sites in Baja California, then joined the Portolá expedition to Alta California, serving as cartographer on the voyage and as engineer on land.
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was a Catalan engineer, cartographer and cosmographer
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Constansó was born in Barcelona in 1741.
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Miguel Constansó (1741-1814)
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was a Catalan engineer, cartographer and cosmographer
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Miguel Constansó (1741-1814), original name Miquel Constançó, was a Catalan engineer, cartographer and cosmographer.
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After serving in the Spanish infantry in coastal Catalonia and Granada, he entered the corps of military engineers in 1762 with the rank of second lieutenant.
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