Publication

1986 - Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland

Language

English

Word Count

79,500 words, Guess

Page Count

318 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number86045444
  • Goodreads4618231
  • LibraryThing547420

Classifications

  • DDC359.3/21/0946
  • LCCVA583 .P48 1986

Description

In 1625, Martín de Arana built six Atlantic warships for the Spanish crown. The author traces the ships from their construction through a decade of service, incorporating a history of Spain's Golden Age.

First Sentence

On Thursday morning, the eighteenth of May 1634, a solemn procession wound its way through the streets of Seville.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryDefensesColoniesGalleonsShipwrecksSpain, navyNaval History

Places

Times

Other Editions

  • Six galleons for the King of Spain: imperial defense in the early seventeenth centuryJohns Hopkins University Press1986-01-01

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