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During dredging works in the Ribadeo estuary of northwest Spain, in 2011, a large and well-preserved shipwreck was discovered. Construction features suggested a date for the ship in the late 16th century, making this wreck a remarkable... more
During dredging works in the Ribadeo estuary of northwest Spain, in 2011, a large and well-preserved shipwreck was discovered. Construction features suggested a date for the ship in the late 16th century, making this wreck a remarkable find for Spanish heritage, as it is one of the best-preserved shipwrecks from that time ever found in Spanish waters.
Dendrochronological research on 29 samples retrieved in 2012 failed to produce dates for the timbers; consequently, the exact date of the ship and its possible construction location remained unknown. In 2015 additional archaeological survey works were planned for the site in order to document further exposed structures of the shipwreck, and to collect additional samples for dendrochronological research. Simultaneously, historical research was conducted in Spanish archives to search for documents referring to the wreckage of ships in the Ribadeo estuary in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
The results of this multidisciplinary research have led to the hypothesis that the shipwreck could be the Santiago de Galicia galleon built at Castellamare di Stabia, near Naples, Italy, in the late 1580s or early 1590s, and sunk in Ribadeo in AD 1597. Dendrochronological dates obtained for two planks date the construction of the ship after 1580. Construction features of the shipwreck have been compared to those reported in 16th-century documents for the Santiago de Galicia galleon; and, the potential limitations of our methods for identifying the shipwreck are discussed.
Dendrochronological research on 29 samples retrieved in 2012 failed to produce dates for the timbers; consequently, the exact date of the ship and its possible construction location remained unknown. In 2015 additional archaeological survey works were planned for the site in order to document further exposed structures of the shipwreck, and to collect additional samples for dendrochronological research. Simultaneously, historical research was conducted in Spanish archives to search for documents referring to the wreckage of ships in the Ribadeo estuary in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
The results of this multidisciplinary research have led to the hypothesis that the shipwreck could be the Santiago de Galicia galleon built at Castellamare di Stabia, near Naples, Italy, in the late 1580s or early 1590s, and sunk in Ribadeo in AD 1597. Dendrochronological dates obtained for two planks date the construction of the ship after 1580. Construction features of the shipwreck have been compared to those reported in 16th-century documents for the Santiago de Galicia galleon; and, the potential limitations of our methods for identifying the shipwreck are discussed.
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This research sample is a review on the last decades of Basque seafarer's historiography on their voyages across the Atlantic, between the 15th and the 18th centuries. Our approach to the topic derives from a cultural stream that has... more
This research sample is a review on the last decades of Basque seafarer's historiography on their voyages across the Atlantic, between the 15th and the 18th centuries. Our approach to the topic derives from a cultural stream that has created an interesting debate and a point of view that provides different ideas about Basque seafarer's. In order to understand the debate between different historiographical perspectives, we will show both cultural and state approaches to the issue. The cross border culture during the modern era, connected and united economically two spatial contexts. The importance of this cultural approach depicts a closer view towards this particular culture that we define as Basque, that its history has been very deeply linked to the sea on the modern age as we will see.
Key words: Basque maritime history, Basque seafarer's, whaling and cod fishing industry, Newfoundland, cultural history, state or nationalist history, maritime economy, Euro-Atlantic culture, cross-border culture, 15th-16th-17th-18th centuries, borders and Basque Atlantic voyages.
Key words: Basque maritime history, Basque seafarer's, whaling and cod fishing industry, Newfoundland, cultural history, state or nationalist history, maritime economy, Euro-Atlantic culture, cross-border culture, 15th-16th-17th-18th centuries, borders and Basque Atlantic voyages.
