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To: Red Badger

I checked Wikipedia. The ship was carrying Spanish gold and silver to Flanders to pay the Spanish army of Flanders. The Spanish transport that was suppose to carry the precious metal caught on fire in Cadiz.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant_Royal

7 posted on 03/05/2019 12:39:51 PM PST by C19fan

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To: C19fan

A Spanish galleon.......................

12 posted on 03/05/2019 12:44:35 PM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)

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To: C19fan

17 posted on 03/05/2019 12:50:21 PM PST by waterhill (I Shall Remain, in spite of __________.)

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