El Galeón

El Galeón in Alexandria. The ship is a 170-foot, 495-ton authentic wooden replica of a Spanish galleon, is owned and operated by the Nao Victoria Foundation of Seville. It is a replica of a 17th century Spanish galleon, like the ships used in the West Indies (Flota de Indias) from the Americas to Spain. DSC_0340

¡El Galeón a la Vista!

November 13th 2016
Last year I wrote of the visit of the replica 18th century French sailing ship Hermione to Alexandria, Virginia. This year. it was Spain's turn. El Galeón docked at Alexandria from November 9 to 14. Susan and I visited it on Sunday. El Galeón is a 170-foot, 495-ton (52 m, 449 ton) wooden replica of a Spanish galleon of the 16th-17th centuries. It is meant to represent the ships used ... read more

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