Six galleons for the King of Spain
imperial defense in the early seventeenth century
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Author
Publication
1986 - Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland
Language
English
Word Count
79,500 words, Guess
Page Count
318 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2740563M
- ISBN-100801830923
- OCLC Control Number70877945
- OCLC Control Number13457151
- OCLC Control Numbertreasureofsanjos0000phil
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.
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- Six galleons for the King of Spain: imperial defense in the early seventeenth century
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