For years was in the Netherlands a magazine published
dealing with maritime affairs. It published in 1857 a small news item
dealing with a Spanish squadron. Thus squadron after a stay at Cadiz for 3
months, departed 12 May towards the Antilles. It consisted of 6 ships, namely
the ship of the line Reine Isabel II, the frigate Bailen, the brigantine
Pelaijo, the transports Pinta and Santacilia and the paddle steamship Francisco
de Asis. Embarked were 2.450 soldiers commanded by the generals Mendinonta,
Santiago and Garrido.
Source
G.A. Tindal en J. Swart. Verhandelingen en berigten
betrekkelijk het zeewezen en de zeevaartkunde. Vol 17. Amsterdam, 1857, p.
451. Digitized by Google.
