Galleon - Wikipedia They were used in both military and trade applications, most famously in the Spanish treasure fleet, and the Manila galleons While carracks played the leading role in early global explorations, galleons also played a part in the 16th and 17th centuries
Santo Cristo de Burgos - The Oregon Encyclopedia By the mid-seventeenth century, the Philippine shipyards were turning out galleons that had a 1,000-ton cargo capacity Thus, it is likely that the Santo Cristo de Burgos had between 1,000 and 1,500-ton capacity, which would have been a fairly common size range at the time
Oregon’s Manila Galleon - Oregon Historical Society González transliterated all relevant seventeenth-century Spanish hand-written documents on the two galleons into modern Spanish and summarized the findings in her research reports, written in Spanish
Age of Exploration, Spanish Armada, Caravels - Britannica The largest galleons were built by the Spanish and the Portuguese for their profitable overseas trade; the famed “ Manila galleons ” of Spain made an annual trip between Acapulco, Mex , and the Philippines, carrying silver west and raw silk east, for more than 250 years
Galleon - World History Encyclopedia Galleons dominated the seas in the second half of the 16th century, and with their lower superstructures, they were much more manoeuvrable and seaworthy than previous ship types like the carrack A particular feature of galleons was the impressive number of heavy cannons they could carry
Why Was the Galleon a Game Changer? - TheCollector Galleons led campaigns against Dutch, English, Ottoman, and Barbary foes in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Mediterranean They served as escorts for convoys or treasury fleets, often considered pirate magnets
Galleon - Ages of Exploration Many European countries used galleons as merchant or supply ships in peace, and could quickly convert them to war ships in times of trouble The Spanish used the vast amount of cargo space in the galleon to carry the New World treasure across the Atlantic
Galleon | Encyclopedia. com gal·le·on ˈgalēən; ˈgalyən • n a sailing ship in use (esp by Spain) from the 15th through 17th centuries, originally as a warship, later for trade Galleons were mainly square-rigged and usually had three or more decks and masts