Cinco Chagas
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Cinco Chagas |
| Builder | Constantino de Braganza |
| Fate | Sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Carrack |
| Tons burthen | 2,000 tons |
Cinco Chagas (Five Wounds) was a Portuguese nau (carrack) that was sunk during the Action of Faial on 22–23 June 1594 during the Anglo-Spanish War. When it was sunk, the carrack was reportedly holding 2,000 tons of treasure.[1][2]
References
Citations
- ^ Dean, James Seay (2010-09-01). Tropics Bound: Elizabeth's Seadogs on the Spanish Main. The History Press. ISBN 9780752496689.
- ^ Whymper, Frederick (1883). The sea: its stirring story of adventure, peril & heroism. [4 vols., publ. in 40 pt.].
Bibliography
- Andrews, Kenneth R. (3 Jan 1964). Elizabethan Privateering 1583-1603. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 180–81. ISBN 9780521040327.
- Horner, Dave (1971). The Treasure Galleons: Clues to Millions in Sunken Gold and Silver. Dodd, Mead - University of Texas. ISBN 9780396063780.