Six Galleons for the King of Spain
Subtitle: Imperial Defense in the Early Seventeenth Century (Softshell Books)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: August 1, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780801845130
Subjects: European history: c 1500 to c 1750; Naval forces & warfare; c 1600 to c 1700; Galleons; Warships; History - General History; Military - Naval; History: World; Spain; History; Europe - Spain & Portugal; Colombia; History / Europe / General; History / Military / Naval; History-Europe - Spain & Portugal; Shipwrecks; Armada; Spain.; 17th century; America; Colonies; Defenses
First sentence: On Thursday morning, the eighteenth of May 1634, a solemn procession wound its way through the streets of Seville.