Malaspina’s murder in the mist: Investigate the secrets of the Spanish in Fiordland
Join a team of experts to forensically separate fact from fiction, from lab to archive, and uncover the real goings on of these 1793 Spanish explorers to New Zealand.
Were there criminals amongst them, or just opportunistic men chasing fame? What secrets lie in how they treated each other? Did they believe in empire, destiny… or survival? And why Doubtful Sound? Are there bones still hiding there?
Over four days, you’ll dig into these mysteries, guided by scholars across criminology, languages and culture, archaeology, and geography.