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Hello to all folks from Seville, Spain

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Hello,
I'm Claudio, specializing in historical research on Spanish galleons with all accessories like treasure, pirates, approaches, naval battles, etc.. I'm the author of Galleons and sunken treasure, who has recently been published in English (first in Spanish, Italian and we are now preparing the French and German versions).
Here I am available to share my knowledge with you about the many enchanting destinations world of galleons laden with treasure.
Enjoy it.

Here I offer a brief synopsis of my book.
Cheers VV

Galleons and sunken treasure is entirely a work of historical research. All data come from historical archives. ie, the primary source is the millions of documents on Spanish shipwrecks, treasure galleons, etc. etc.. Nothing is copied from other authors. Everything is original. Reading my book you dive between the original stories of shipwrecks, recovery operations, pirates, sea battles, doubloons, ingots, gold, etc.. The book contains many pictures of original documents that attest to the shipwrecks, their cargo, etc. I think (and correct me if I'm wrong) who has never written a book like Galleons and sunken treasure. So it was classified as "historic heritage" by the Ministry of Culture of Spain. But it is a book intended for mass readership.
 

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Welcome from TexaS! We still have coins wash up every once in awhile after big storms from 1600-1700 galleon wrecks. Corpus Christi has a great museum with artifacts. the story of the survivors who treked back to mexico is fascinating. I'll look for your book.
 
List of shipwrecks on my book

List of shipwrecks on book:

Year Ship name

1545 Nao of Nicolás Castellón, Utila Island (Honduras)
1555 Naos San Salvador on the beaches of Buarcos and Carrapateira
(Portugal). Supposed ship bell from Santa María from the first
historical journey of Admiral Christopher Columbus
1563 Capitana of New Spain galleon fleet (Bahamas Islands)
1589 Ship Nuestra Señora del Rosario. Troia Beach (Portugal)
1605 Galleons San Roque, Santo Domingo, San Ambrosio and
Nuestra Señora de Begoña (different places)
Mystery of Mysterious Island and its treasure (Honduras)
1610 Nuestra Señora de los Remedios. Zacatula Coast (Mexico)
1631 Capitana ship Santa Teresa and Almiranta ship Nuestra Señora de
Juncal (Golf of Campeche) Mexico
1636 Frigate Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Faro beach) Portugal
1641 Almiranta galleon of the New Spain Fleet Nuestra Señora de la
Concepcion (Silver Bank, Dominican Republic)
1656 Almiranta of the Tierra Firme Fleet Nuestra Señora de las
Maravillas (Bahamas Islands)
1656 Urca San Francisco Javier (waters around Cadiz) Spain
1698 Galleon Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Sibarimar beach) Cuba
1708 Capitana ship San José (high seas, Colombia)
1730 Frigate Nuestra Señora del Carmen, alias Genovesa (Low Viper´s
Cays, Pedro Bank, Jamaica)
1752 Ship Nuestra Señora de la Luz (Montevideo coast) Uruguay
1752 Ship San Francisco, alias El Soberbio (Barrosa beach, Chiclana,
Cadiz, Spain)
1798 Merchant ship San Andres (Philippines)
1804 War frigate Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Around the Cape
of Santa María, Portugal)
Treasure of Wild Islands (Portugal)


SHIPWRECKS FROM THE PERIOD OF DOMINION OF THE INDIES, BY AREAS

List of shipwrecks in waters of Cuba

List of shipwrecks in waters of Philippines and Pacific Ocean

Historical shipwrecks from the period of dominion of the Indies
in waters of Spain (1496-1822)

Historical shipwrecks from the period of dominion of the Indies
in waters of Portugal (1502-1804)

Shipwrecks from the period of dominion of the Indies
in waters of Mexico (1519-1819)

Shipwrecks from the period of dominion of the Indies
in deep waters of Atlantic and Pacific Ocean (1522-1804)
 
Welcome from TexaS! We still have coins wash up every once in awhile after big storms from 1600-1700 galleon wrecks. Corpus Christi has a great museum with artifacts. the story of the survivors who treked back to mexico is fascinating. I'll look for your book.

Hi Agbiv,
many thanks. You talk about the 1554 shipwrecks on Padre Island?
VV
 
Must be them! 1554 - amazing. Yes and the poor survivors had to deal with cannibal indians, alligators, rattlesnakes, razor grass, mosquitos and little if any fresh water.
 
1554 Padre's Island shipwrecks

This document is from 1555 gold and silver recovered by Garcia Escalante on Padre Island (not Florida as stated).
Cheers Claudio
 

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"Galleons and sunken treasure" on Amazon and Barnes

Hi, my book Galleons and sunken treasure is now on Amazon:

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Galleons-Sunken-Treasure-Claudio-Bonifacio/dp/1450724760/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1291168489&sr=1-1]Amazon.com: Galleons And Sunken Treasure (9781450724760): Claudio Bonifacio: Books[/ame]

and Barnes & Noble:

Galleons and Sunken Treasure, Claudio Bonifacio, (9781450724760) Paperback - Barnes & Noble

Thanks and enjoy it.
VV
 
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