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Monday 25 November 2013

Spanish squadron destined towards the Antilles in 1857

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.