galleon
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A wooden galleon of Espiritu Santo's size would have required 800 trees that could now only be found in the forests of Myanmar, said Quezon.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Sunk in 1708, the galleon San José attained legendary status.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
A Spanish galleon, the San José, was sunk by the British off the coast of Colombia more than 300 years ago.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024
The life-size statue known as the Black Nazarene and showing Jesus carrying the cross was brought in the 16th century from Mexico on a galleon in 1606 by Spanish missionaries.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2024
Then Grandma sailed like a galleon into the front room, striking us dumb.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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