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The Nuestra Señora de Atocha was named for the Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Atocha in Madrid, Spain. It was a heavily armed Spanish galleon that served as the almirante (rear guard) for the Spanish fleet. It would trail behind the other ships in the flotilla to prevent an attack from the rear.
Fisher found the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha [8] named after a parish in Madrid for protection. [9] He discovered silver bars from the wreck in 1973, and in 1975, Dirk found five bronze cannons whose markings would prove to be that of the Atocha. Only days later, Dirk, Angel, and Rick Gage, were killed.
Original project by Fernando Arbós y Tremanti for the basilica, belltower, and pantheon. Our Lady of Atocha with rich dresses. The Royal Basilica of Our Lady of Atocha or Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha is a large church in central Madrid on Avenida de la Ciudad de Barcelona, 1.
Johan Mora, a member of the salvage crew of the Dare, works the metal detector underwater along the trail of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha shipwreck Wednesday, July 7, 2010, off of Marquesas Keys ...
The treasure fleets sailed along two sea lanes. The main one was the Caribbean Spanish West Indies fleet or Flota de Indias, which departed in two convoys from Seville, where the Casa de Contratación was based, bound for ports such as Veracruz, Portobelo and Cartagena before making a rendezvous at Havana in order to return together to Spain. [8]
Villa de Madrid (English: City of Madrid), also known by the devotional name Nuestra Señora de Atocha (English: Our Lady of Atocha), was a screw frigate of the Spanish Navy commissioned in 1863. She took part in several actions during the Chincha Islands War in 1866.
The tradition of venerating the image and dancing to honor the Sacred Child of Atocha has been passed down from generation to generation, with the children being taught about it by their parents ...
The key unanswered questions around the tragic sinking of the Bayesian. Five of the victims were found together in sunken yacht. 11:21, Holly Evans. Speaking in a new ITV documentary, a rescue ...