The Bermuda Company, the Privy Council, and the Wreck of the San Antonio , 1621–23
In September 1621, Governor Nathaniel Butler of Bermuda was woken in the middle of the night to hear a report that one hundred Spaniards had landed on the west part of the islands. Bermuda had long been at risk of attack because of its close proximity to the homebound route of the Spanish treasure f...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0165115310000343 2024-03-03T08:48:47+00:00 The Bermuda Company, the Privy Council, and the Wreck of the San Antonio , 1621–23 MacMillan, Ken 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0165115310000343 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0165115310000343 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Itinerario volume 34, issue 2, page 45-64 ISSN 0165-1153 2041-2827 Political Science and International Relations History journal-article 2010 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0165115310000343 2024-02-08T08:44:35Z In September 1621, Governor Nathaniel Butler of Bermuda was woken in the middle of the night to hear a report that one hundred Spaniards had landed on the west part of the islands. Bermuda had long been at risk of attack because of its close proximity to the homebound route of the Spanish treasure fleet, so Butler understandably went on the defensive. He ordered the manning of several forts and repaired to the landing area with twenty armed men, expecting to pick up additional strength along the way. Rather than find an invading enemy, Butler and his men found a group of Portuguese and Spanish men, women, and children, whose ship—the 300-tonne, Portuguese-owned San Antonio —had been separated from the treasure fleet by a bad storm and wrecked upon the rocks ten miles west of the islands. Saving what goods they could carry, most of the castaways made their way to Mangrove Bay at the north part of Somerset Island in a small cockboat. Article in Journal/Newspaper Somerset Island Cambridge University Press The Landing ENVELOPE(-45.689,-45.689,-60.733,-60.733) Somerset Island ENVELOPE(-93.500,-93.500,73.251,73.251) Itinerario 34 2 45 64 |
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In September 1621, Governor Nathaniel Butler of Bermuda was woken in the middle of the night to hear a report that one hundred Spaniards had landed on the west part of the islands. Bermuda had long been at risk of attack because of its close proximity to the homebound route of the Spanish treasure fleet, so Butler understandably went on the defensive. He ordered the manning of several forts and repaired to the landing area with twenty armed men, expecting to pick up additional strength along the way. Rather than find an invading enemy, Butler and his men found a group of Portuguese and Spanish men, women, and children, whose ship—the 300-tonne, Portuguese-owned San Antonio —had been separated from the treasure fleet by a bad storm and wrecked upon the rocks ten miles west of the islands. Saving what goods they could carry, most of the castaways made their way to Mangrove Bay at the north part of Somerset Island in a small cockboat. |
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The Bermuda Company, the Privy Council, and the Wreck of the San Antonio , 1621–23 |
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The Bermuda Company, the Privy Council, and the Wreck of the San Antonio , 1621–23 |
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The Bermuda Company, the Privy Council, and the Wreck of the San Antonio , 1621–23 |
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The Bermuda Company, the Privy Council, and the Wreck of the San Antonio , 1621–23 |
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The Bermuda Company, the Privy Council, and the Wreck of the San Antonio , 1621–23 |
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bermuda company, the privy council, and the wreck of the san antonio , 1621–23 |
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