galleon
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Sunk in 1708, the galleon San José attained legendary status.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
The Colombian government has started exploring a sunk 18th Century Spanish galleon dubbed the “holy grail of shipwrecks”.
From BBC • May 26, 2024
When the San José made its final voyage from Seville, Spain, to the Americas in 1706, the Spanish galleon was considered to be one of the most complex machines ever built.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2023
Four hundred and one years earlier, the first “smog report” was entered into the log of the San Salvador, a galleon captained by the Iberian Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2023
He brought the construction kit of the Spanish galleon model, and worked at it in here.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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