Santa Ana Maria
Shipwreck in Ireland, dating from 1628
This Spanish galleon, flagship of the New World Spanish treasure fleet of 1627 was lost during a storm after a circuitous voyage from Cuba to the shallows of Castlehaven Harbour, where it was lost in 1628. While hold up in Matanzas Bay in Cuba awaiting the changing trade winds to take them back to Spain, the Dutch fleet of the West Indies Company under Piet Hein, accomplished privateer and maritime commander entered the narrow mouth of the Bay. He summarily captured the full treasure fleet, taki
- Period:
- 1628
- Coordinates:
- 51.52°N, 9.18°W
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