Six galleons for the King of Spain : imperial defense in the early seventeenth century / Carla Rahn Phillips.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-308) and index.

Challenge and response -- Spanish shipbuilding and the contract of Martín de Arana -- The construction of Arana's six galleons -- Reckoning the cost -- Preparations for the Indies Fleet of 1629 -- Officers and men -- Shipboard life -- The struggle for the Indies, 1629-1635 -- The struggle for survival, 1635-1640 -- Inventories of the six galleons built by Martín de Arana -- Some weights, measures, and coinage in use in seventeenth-century Spain.

In 1625, Martín de Arana built six Atlantic warships for the Spanish crown. The author traces the ships from their construction through a decade of service, incorporating a history of Spain's Golden Age.

American Historical Association Leo Gershoy Award, 1987.

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