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

The life-size statue known as the Black Nazarene and showing Jesus carrying the cross was brought in the 16th century from Mexico on a galleon in 1606 by Spanish missionaries.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 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

Still, he was alive, and the wind was in his hair, and the cloud was scudding through the sky like a galleon at full sail.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman