Nov 2, 2021 · The Spanish galleon (Spanish: galeón, nao, or navío) was a particularly large type of galleon used for both carrying cargo and as a warship armed with up to 60 cannons. Used from the mid-16th century until the early 19th century, Spanish galleons had three or four masts which were square- and lateen-rigged, a distinctive beak at the prow, and ...

Etymology: Old Spanish galeón, from Middle French galion, from Old French galie. Date: 1529. Galleon: A heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 16th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish. They were the fastest ships built during the 16th century.

Mar 20, 2024 · Centuries after the Spanish galleon ship San José sunk in Colombian waters and nearly a decade after it was initially discovered, the estimated $17 billion shipwreck is set to be recovered as soon as April, according to officials.

Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships developed in Spain and Portugal [3][4][5][6] and first used as armed cargo carriers by Europeans from the 16th to 18th centuries during the Age of Sail and were the principal vessels drafted for use as warships until the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the mid-17th century. [7] .

This is a list of a few of the carracks and galleons that served under the Spanish Crowns in the period 1410-1639; note that Castile and Aragon were separate nations, brought together in 1474 only through a unified Trastamaran and subsequently Habsburg monarchy, but each retaining its own governments and naval forces until the 18th century.

Sep 18, 2022 · Often described as a cross between a carrack and a galleon, the 120-ton Golden Hind famously captured the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepción. This ship carried the largest treasure captured to that date – comprising silver, gold, …

Mar 1, 2019 · Emerging in the mid-16 th century, the Spanish galleon quickly became hugely important both to naval warfare and to securing civilian trade from the Americas. It remains one of the most influential warships in history.

Sep 23, 2024 · Between 1565 and 1815, Spain had a fleet of so-called Manila galleons. Each year, one of these ships made one long trip across the Pacific Ocean, from Manila to Acapulco. In Manila, the vessels...

Jun 21, 2022 · In 1693, a Spanish trading ship left the colony in Manilla heading for Mexico. It was never to be seen again until our generation. Now, 15 years of volunteer maritime archeology and plumbing of...

Sep 17, 2024 · A full-sized replica of a 17th-century Spanish warship is due to arrive in London next week. On September 23, Tower Bridge will be opened at approximately 4pm to let the 500-ton Galeon...