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Galleon Hunt Yields Capture by Neustra Senhora De Cavadonga
A English account details the engagement with the 42 gun Neustra Senhora de Cavadonga under Don Geronimo Montero off Cape Spiritu Santo after a chase lasting about an hour. The ship carried 42 guns with heavy brass, 550 men, many shot wounds, and heavy damage to masts and hull. The captain writes of taking the galleon, the mutiny risk, and seeking provisions from the Vice King while recounting the voyage and the disposal of treasure.
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Neustra Senora de
Canton
Great Britain
Europe
Brett
George Smith
St. Mary Aldersendon
Chapman
Kent
England
Artillery-Ground
London