La Galga de Andalucía alias SANTO DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA

• This Spanish warship was built in the city of Cádiz in 1731 at the Carraca shipyard
• Constructed  for 56 cannons and rated at 632 tons burden. Length of keel -109 feet
• Length overall -121 feet, Beam - 33 feet, Depth of Hold - 16 feet

On August 18, 1750, La Galga cleared Havana, Cuba destined for Cadiz, Spain. She was carrying small amounts of treasure, tons of tobacco, and mahogany planks for the windows and doors of King Ferdinand VI's opulent palace being built in Madrid. After enduring twelve days in a hurricane, she drove ashore  on September 5th on the deserted beaches of Assateague Island, Virginia, leaving behind an enduring legend that survives today in the wild horses that run free and which are commonly known today as Chincoteague Ponies. With her in 1750 was the Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, a galleon loaded with treasure that was disabled at Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina. Her treasure was stolen an buried at Norman Island. Treasure Island: The Untold Story is the true life prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.

The Royal Palace, Madrid Spain

For more information on La Galga's last voyage, read The Hidden Galleon.

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