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Monday, 5 March 2012

Spanish naval preparations according to the Dutch magazine Maandelyksche Nederlandsche Mercurius dated May 1759

An item reported that in the Spanish ports several warships were or already fitted out or being fitted out.

At Cadiz
Phoenix, don August. Idiaques, 80 guns
Pricesse, don Franc. Maria Spinola, 70 guns
Le Ferme, don Joseph Sapiain, 70 guns
Europa, don Juan de Soto y Aquilar, 60 guns
Castille, don Joseph de la Soemlla, 60 guns
Le Conquerant, marquis de Casinas, 60 guns
frigate Venus,don Pedro Castrecon, 26 guns

At Ferrol
Le Guerrier, don Louis de Cordous, 70 guns
Le Serieux, don Ignatius de Salvaria, 70 guns
Le Diligent, Ddon Manuel Guiriol, 70 guns
Le Glorieux, don Joachim Guttiere, 70 guns
Monarch, don Barnabe Urcollo, 70 guns
Soverein, don Juan l’Affanas, 70 guns
L’Arrogant, don Pedro Ign. De Bermudos, 70 guns
St. Philippus, don Joseph de St. Vincent, 70 guns
frigate Haas, don Martin de l’Astaria, 26 guns

At Carthagena
Le Septentrion, don Isidore de Postigo, 70 guns
La Galice, don Juan-Antoni la Colona, 70 guns
Le Vainqueur, don Francois Tilly, 70 guns
Le Triomphant, don Charles de la Volla, 70 guns
Atalante. Don Antoni la Colona, 70 guns
Le Terrible, don Juan Iganatius Ponté, 70 guns
frigate Juno. Don Emanuel Guitarnante, 26 guns