The Spanish Convoy of 1750: Heaven's Hammer and International Diplomacy (New Perspectives on Maritime History & Nautical Archaeology)

by JamesC.Bradford (Series Editor), Gene Allen Smith (Series Editor), JamesA.Lewis (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2009

  $75.23

  Spanish flotas (convoys) traversed the Atlantic throughout the colonial period, shuttling men and goods between the Old and New Worlds. In August 1750, at the height of hurricane season, a small convoy of seven ships left Havana for Cadiz. A fierce storm scattered the ships from North Carolina's outer banks to Maryland's eastern shore.