The “San Giacomo di Galizia” Warship Galleon (1597)—Building Narratives through an Archaeological and Historical Reading of the Ribadeo I Shipwreck
Early November 1597. After an intense combat with four enemy ships, <i>San Giacomo di Galizia</i> (also known as <i>Santiago</i>), a just over 1000-ton galleon, enters the Ribadeo harbour in a terrible state, where it wrecks. This war vessel had been built in Naples in 1590 a...
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| author | Tânia Manuel Casimiro Sagrario Martínez-Ramirez Ana Crespo-Solana Miguel San Claudio Santa Cruz Inês Almendra Castro |
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| description | Early November 1597. After an intense combat with four enemy ships, <i>San Giacomo di Galizia</i> (also known as <i>Santiago</i>), a just over 1000-ton galleon, enters the Ribadeo harbour in a terrible state, where it wrecks. This war vessel had been built in Naples in 1590 and sailed the Mediterranean and the Atlantic until it sank. In late November 2011, during an archaeological survey of the dredge area to improve the navigation of the ports in Galicia, a large ship was found and identified as the San Giacomo, which wrecked 414 years prior to its discovery. Several archaeological campaigns permitted a thorough record of the wreck and the recovery of hundreds of objects which this ship carried on its final journey. These artefacts included ceramics, metalwork, and wood, objects which reflected the activities that occurred on board during its short life. Combining an interdisciplinary approach based on artefacts, documents, and chemical analysis, the aim of this paper is to, on the one hand, attempt to reconstruct the sailing itinerary of the ship over its period of use and, on the other, to discuss how these commodities can help to write new narratives about the activities which occurred on board. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3e0de6de1da40818f9d516e0959df902023-11-16T20:48:35ZengMDPI AGHeritage2571-94082023-02-01621732175310.3390/heritage6020092The “San Giacomo di Galizia” Warship Galleon (1597)—Building Narratives through an Archaeological and Historical Reading of the Ribadeo I ShipwreckTânia Manuel Casimiro0Sagrario Martínez-Ramirez1Ana Crespo-Solana2Miguel San Claudio Santa Cruz3Inês Almendra Castro4História Territórios Comunidades, Centro de Ecologia Funcional, NOVA University of Lisbon, 1099-085 Lisbon, PortugalInstitute of Material Structure (IEM, CSIC), 28006 Madrid, SpainInstitute of History (IH, CSIC), 28006 Madrid, SpainXunta de Galicia, Dirección Xeral do Patrimonio, 15781 Santiago de Compostela, SpainHistory Department, NOVA University of Lisbon, 1099-085 Lisbon, PortugalEarly November 1597. After an intense combat with four enemy ships, <i>San Giacomo di Galizia</i> (also known as <i>Santiago</i>), a just over 1000-ton galleon, enters the Ribadeo harbour in a terrible state, where it wrecks. This war vessel had been built in Naples in 1590 and sailed the Mediterranean and the Atlantic until it sank. In late November 2011, during an archaeological survey of the dredge area to improve the navigation of the ports in Galicia, a large ship was found and identified as the San Giacomo, which wrecked 414 years prior to its discovery. Several archaeological campaigns permitted a thorough record of the wreck and the recovery of hundreds of objects which this ship carried on its final journey. These artefacts included ceramics, metalwork, and wood, objects which reflected the activities that occurred on board during its short life. Combining an interdisciplinary approach based on artefacts, documents, and chemical analysis, the aim of this paper is to, on the one hand, attempt to reconstruct the sailing itinerary of the ship over its period of use and, on the other, to discuss how these commodities can help to write new narratives about the activities which occurred on board.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/6/2/92shipwreckmaterial culturearchivesarchaeometric analysisSan Giacomo di Galicia |
| spellingShingle | Tânia Manuel Casimiro Sagrario Martínez-Ramirez Ana Crespo-Solana Miguel San Claudio Santa Cruz Inês Almendra Castro The “San Giacomo di Galizia” Warship Galleon (1597)—Building Narratives through an Archaeological and Historical Reading of the Ribadeo I Shipwreck Heritage shipwreck material culture archives archaeometric analysis San Giacomo di Galicia |
| title | The “San Giacomo di Galizia” Warship Galleon (1597)—Building Narratives through an Archaeological and Historical Reading of the Ribadeo I Shipwreck |
| title_full | The “San Giacomo di Galizia” Warship Galleon (1597)—Building Narratives through an Archaeological and Historical Reading of the Ribadeo I Shipwreck |
| title_fullStr | The “San Giacomo di Galizia” Warship Galleon (1597)—Building Narratives through an Archaeological and Historical Reading of the Ribadeo I Shipwreck |
| title_full_unstemmed | The “San Giacomo di Galizia” Warship Galleon (1597)—Building Narratives through an Archaeological and Historical Reading of the Ribadeo I Shipwreck |
| title_short | The “San Giacomo di Galizia” Warship Galleon (1597)—Building Narratives through an Archaeological and Historical Reading of the Ribadeo I Shipwreck |
| title_sort | san giacomo di galizia warship galleon 1597 building narratives through an archaeological and historical reading of the ribadeo i shipwreck |
| topic | shipwreck material culture archives archaeometric analysis San Giacomo di Galicia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/6/2/92 |
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