ARCHEONAUTA S.L. ASSOCIATEPARTNER ForSEAdiscovery Forest resources for Iberian Empires: Ecology and Globalization in the Age of Discovery (16th-18th)

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1 ARCHEONAUTA S.L. ASSOCIATEPARTNER ForSEAdiscovery Forest resources for Iberian Empires: Ecology and Globalization in the Age of Discovery (16th-18th) Miguel San Claudio Santa Cruz

2 ARCHEONAUTA S.L.

3 GALICIA: PRIVILEGED LOCATION FOR UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY Underwaer heritage inventory throught ARCHEOAUTA S.L. About 700 documented historic wrecks :28 Galicia in the EUROPEAN Finis Terrae, Meeting point in Maritime History

4 GALICIA: UNDERWATER HERITAGE INVENTORY FINISTERRE PROJECT

5 FINISTERRE PROJECT

6 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE: 1596 ARMADA NAME OWNER ORIGIN / CHARACT. Santiago Spanish Crown Galeón, Portugal. 900 tons. La Esperanza Spanish Crown Galeón, Portugal. 120 tons. San Felipe y Santiago Spanish Crown Galeón, Portugal. 500 tons. Unknown Spanish Crown Galizabra, Portugal Anunciada Private owner Nao (or galeón), Portugal tons. San Jerónimo Private owner Ragusa/Dubrovnik? Also cited as Carrack, 1000 tons. Santa Cruz Private owner Galizabra. 80 tons. Plus 18 urcas Private owners Ships documented from: Marseille, Azores, Seville, Ireland, Olona (sables d Olonne?)

7 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE: 1596 ARMADA RESTELOS WRECK

8 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE: 1596 ARMADA RESTELOS WRECK German XVI century siege cannon

9 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE: 1596 ARMADA RESTELOS WRECK Syringes Lavativa Escudilla de bronce

10 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE: 1596 ARMADA RESTELOS WRECK

11 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE: 1596 ARMADA RESTELOS WRECK

12 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE: 1596 ARMADA RESTELOS WRECK

13 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE: 1596 ARMADA RESTELOS WRECK

14 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE: 1596 ARMADA RESTELOS WRECK

15 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE: 1596 ARMADA RESTELOS WRECK

16 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE: 1596 ARMADA RESTELOS WRECK A XVI Century rudder Print of a desapeared pintle strap Pintle strap Main piece

17 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE: 1596 ARMADA RESTELOS WRECK

18 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE: 1596 ARMADA RESTELOS WRECK

19 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE 1596 S ARMADA, PUNTA DO DIÑEIRO WRECK. Identified as the ragusean carrack San Jerónimo This ship was identified as Galeón San Jerónimo, capitana (flagship) of Levante s fleet (ships from Mediterranean). Some sources defined this ship as a Ragusan carrack The admiral of Levante s fleet was Don Pedro de Ivella (or d'iveglia) Ohmuchievich or Petar Ohmucevich of Slano, Dubrovnik. The captain of the San Jerónimo was Gregorio de Chinchilla

20 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE 1596 S ARMADA PUNTA DO DIÑEIRO WRECK. Identified as the ragusean carrack San Jerónimo A great amount of structural wood lays beneath the sand 2500 Spanish And Portuguese Silver Coins A flemish guy, father Blanier s jesuitic ring Punta do Diñeiro = Money s Point

21 FOUR MORE WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE FROM 1596 S ARMADA Iron ordnance Through archives sources we know thenameof25shipssunkin28 th october From them, we found 5 wrecks Ship shape lead ingots, panes

22 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE French corvette Bayonnaise Construction: Bayonne, France. March Her hull for coppered in 1795 in Brest.

23 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE French corvette Bayonnaise

24 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE Quenje Wreck Copper sheated wooden ship, probably sail. Half XIX century. The copper sheat analysis shows an unusual alloy. Similarities with the spanish navy frigate Magdalena laid down in Ferrol 1773, sunk in Vivero, 1810, (yes this is Galicia also).

25 WRECKS AROUND FINISTERRE CAPE Cee Wreck Analysis by Cádiz University, stablished that sheat alloy s composition is compatible with 1846 Munzt patent. Copper sheated wooden ship, probably sail. 2 nd half XIX century.

26 RIBADEO S WRECK: A XVI CENTURY BIG SHIP

27 RIBADEO S WRECK Zona intervenida en la campaña de 2012

28 RIBADEO S WRECK Roda con las primeras cuadernas, hacia popa

29 RIBADEO S WRECK

30 RIBADEO S WRECK

31 RIBADEO S WRECK Aspecto de la madera estructural en el que se aprecian restos de la brea que la protegía

32 RIBADEO S WRECK Inner distribution: in some places we found the bulkheads still in place

33 RIBADEO S WRECK BALUSTERS

34 RIBADEO S WRECK PHOTOGRAMETRY - TIMBER SAMPLING

35 UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY IN GALICIA Baiona wreck Probably a small local boat

36 UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY IN GALICIA Baiona wreck

37 UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY IN GALICIA Barquero wreck Wooden wreck, about 24m lenght, 9m width.

38 UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY IN GALICIA Barquero wreck

39 LA CORUÑA, 1588 ARMADA WRECK?, ANYWAY, A LATE XVI C. SHIP.

40 LA CORUÑA, 1588 ARMADA WRECK?, ANYWAY, A LATE XVI C. SHIP.

41 LA CORUÑA, 1588 ARMADA WRECK?

42 Click to select your Iberian shipwreck Thank you for your attention