Phillips, Carla Rahn.

The Treasure of the San José : Death at Sea in the War of the Spanish Succession. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (289 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Last Galleons -- 2 Commanders of the Fleet -- 3 The Men of the San José -- 4 A Tale of Two Viceroys, One Captain General, and a World at War -- 5 The Last Voyage of the San José -- 6 After the Battle -- Postscript -- Appendix 1 The Spanish and English Calendars in 1708 -- Appendix 2 Treasure Registered on the San Joaquín in 1712 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z -- Illustrations.

Original, comprehensive, and compelling, The Treasure of the San José separates popular myth from history and sheds light on the human lives associated with a "treasureship.

9780801896477


San José (Galleon).
Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714-Naval operations, Spanish.
Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714-Atlantic Ocean.
Shipwrecks-Colombia-Barú Island.


Electronic books.

D282 .P55 2007

940.2/526