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Thursday, 02/28/2013 10:32:51 AM

Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:32:51 AM

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Fact, As I stated in a previous post. Spain did not send Treasure fleets to Spain every year. I'm sure if some people did their own DD and didn't disparage others. More information could be obtained by people that do have FACTS I hope SFRX does hit treasure.

http://www.bruceruiz.net/PanamaHistory/treasure_fleet.htm
The Dutch were able to severely weaken Spain's navy, and it was now all down hill. In 1640, Catalonia and Portugal revolted. It took 20 years to recover Catalonia and in 1668 granted Portugal's independence. Between 1650 and 1670's, the English, un Cromwell, rebuilt their fleet, and turned it into a professional navy. In 1652, Cromwell sent a fleet under the command of William Penn, father of the founder of Pennsylvania, to capture Santo Domingo. He failed in this effort, but was able to keep the Treasure Fleet in port, and they did not go to Spain that year. The English did not return empty handed, because they were able to capture Jamaica. for the next couple of years, no Treasure Fleets sailed to Spain, for fear of capture by the English. In 1656, the English navy, under the command of Robert Blake, captured the Treasure Fleet off the coast of Spain. Blake captured the Treasure Fleet the next year, off of the Canary Islands. In 1668 and 1671, Henry Morgan commanded expeditions in Panama and Maracaibo.

Just my personal opinion

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