For Honor & Country: The Diary of Bruno de Hezeta by 18th-century Spanish naval officer Bruno de Hezeta, translated and extensively annotated by Herbert K. Beals, is a significant 1985 maritime and colonial history volume published by the Oregon Historical Society. The book provides the first complete English translation of Hezeta’s original 1775 expedition journal, chronicling a secret naval mission ordered by the Viceroy of New Spain to assert Spanish sovereignty over the Pacific Northwest coast and investigate rumors of Russian encroachment. The narrative meticulously details the arduous voyage of the frigate Santiago, capturing critical moments of early European contact with coastal Indigenous populations, severe outbreaks of scurvy among the crew, and foundational geographic discoveries—most notably Hezeta's sighting of the treacherous mouth of the Columbia River, which he originally named the Rio de San Roque, and early landfalls along the rugged Washington shoreline. Ultimately, it serves as an indispensable primary-source resource for maritime historians and regional scholars seeking to understand the imperial ambitions, navigational challenges, and earliest recorded European encounters that shaped the complex colonial history of the Pacific Northwest.

1700-1799, Diaries, Espagnols Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord) Histoire 18e siècle, Hezeta, Bruno de 1751-1807, Hezeta, Bruno de, 1751-1807, History, Journaux intimes, Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord) Descriptions et voyages, North America Northwest Coast of North America, Northwest Coast of North America Description and travel, Spaniard

Translation from ms.: "Diario de la navegación hecha por el teniente de navío de la Real Armada don Bruno de Hezeta a explorar la costa septentriónal de Californias, año de 1775" (Historia vol. 324, nos. 3 & 4, in Archivo General de la Nación (Mexico City); and Legajo 19, documento 11, in Archivo General de Indias (Seville))

Translation from ms.: "Diario de la navegación hecha por el teniente de navío de la Real Armada don Bruno de Hezeta a explorar la costa septentriónal de Californias, año de 1775" (Historia vol. 324, nos. 3 & 4, in Archivo General de la Nación (Mexico City); and Legajo 19, documento 11, in Archivo General de Indias (Seville))