galleon
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She was checking people in on the pier for a separate boat tour to Sazan on a replica galleon that advertises the opportunity to “be a pirate for a day.”
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
A full-size replica of a Spanish galleon stares out into Manila Bay, the centrepiece of a museum that will transport visitors back to the 17th century, when conscripted Philippine mariners hastened the era of globalisation.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
Sunk in 1708, the galleon San José attained legendary status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
In 1708 the San José, a treasure-laden Spanish galleon, sunk off the coast of Colombia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
It’s still the same ship, but now it’s a copper galleon.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
The galleons brought more than silver to the Philippines.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
An estimated 3 million wrecks litter the seafloor, ranging from Nazi gold ships and Spanish galleons to ordinary cargo ships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
Of even greater interest to the Chinese, though, were Spanish galleons from Manila, carrying silver from mines in the Americas.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
“The ideas just cascade down about the romance of Spanish galleons and pirate ships,” Mr. Meide said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
Spanish treasure galleons were soon sailing home loaded with riches from mines in Mexico and Peru.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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