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Galleons of Porcillán

Ribadeo, Mariña Oriental, Lugo

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Galleons of Porcillán

Historical milestone · Ribadeo, Mariña Oriental, Lugo

Image of Ribadeo, not of the place itself.

At the Porcillán shipyard galleons were built for the Armada of the Guard of the Carrera de Indias and for the Squadron of Galicia; protecting them from the Dutch threat was the reason for the fort of San Damián.

1605-1624

Photo: Agremon (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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