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The Ribadeo I Shipwreck, Galleon “San Giacomo di Galizia”—From Excavation to Interpretation

Filipe Castro Orcid Logo, Miguel San Claudio Santa Cruz, Nigel Nayling Orcid Logo, Adolfo Miguel Martins

Heritage, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 2079 - 2100

Swansea University Author: Nigel Nayling Orcid Logo

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The Ribadeo shipwreck, identified as the San Giacomo di Galizia, lost in 1597 at Ribadeo, Galicia, Spain, is a unique example of a late 16th century Spanish warship. Brought to Ribadeo in the winter of 1597, this ship was salvaged, all the crew saved, and its remains abandoned. It was found in Novem...

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