In this post we explore further, using my photographs of the Ulster Museum exhibit “Treasures from the Girona”, how the Spanish galleass La Girona came to be wrecked on the north coast of Ireland. It was not the only ship lost. Of the 130 armada ships, a third (43) did not return.
Click photograph for a larger view. To do this from WordPress Reader, you need to first click the title of this post to open a new page.
Religion was the crux, Catholic Spain wanted to forestall Queen Elizabeth I’s establishment of Protestantism initiated by her father King Henry VII.
This placard displays treasure. The text implies it was not recovered from La Girona. The bronze medallion was struck by the Dutch in commemoration of the victory.
To be continued….. (Click for the first post of this series)
Click Me for my Shutterstock Gallery
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 