spanish galleons 1700s did captains take their families with them?

[buccaneer1961]

I know its stupid as the answer is probably no,but did the captains/crews take their wife/kids on the journeys??

 

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[Au_Dreamers]

No stupid questions....

Well puzzling the "warship" on a military mission that Odyssey found and others claim to be the Mercedes did have the Captain's family members on it. Other civilians were also on it.

 

[buccaneer1961]

ok,thankyou so much for your answers! any idea what his wifes name was? that's what I was getting at but just should have asked...the captains of the conception...of the 1715 lost fleet

 

[buccaneer1961]

are you an archeologist or have a degree? you seem educated in this field,how did you come to know this and the name f the capt?

 

[Au_Dreamers]

As far as I know her name is Mrs. Diego Pablo Soliar

All kidding aside I went to college a few times...... to pick up girls!!

Seriously though, I have been enrolled in college a few different times in my life but life always got in the way. For the most part I was busy getting my education(s) hands on. I've always said I'm a Roads Scholar... not a Rhodes Scholar..

I've been involved in the professional private sector historic shipwreck salvage community for 20 years and have learned a few things, that's all.

Jack Haskins' papers have a lot of info in it.

 

[buccaneer1961]

oh,ok where can I find those online?

 

[Vox veritas]

Possible: Portal de Archivos Españoles with notions of old Spanish and some paleography.

 

[Vox veritas]

Possible: Portal de Archivos Españoles with notions of old Spanish and some paleography.

MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN, CULTURA Y DEPORTE - Portal de Archivos Españoles

 

[buccaneer1961]

thankyou so much

 

[grossmusic]

Many captains brought their families. Most brought their male family members. Echeverz brought at least 4 of his sons - probably all 5 - for the 1715 fleet. Two were captains of ships, one was a "cadet" who helped his father salvage after the wrecks & the other was listed on a ship but without mention of rank. A fifth son was probably with them as well though he's not mentioned in documentation related to the fleet, but definitely went on to live & take his father's place as Audiencia in Panama later. The 1960s-1990s research claimed that both captain sons died, but that's impossible as the eldest was an eye witness to Jennings' first raid & gave deposition then went on to become a governor somewhere in S.America in later years.

The Marquis de Torres (gov of Cuba) sent at least one or two sons with the fleet while he stayed in Cuba. Ubilla may have also had some family with him. There's no indication that Salmon or others had family, but it's unlikely they'd include much personal info. Echeverz's sons were mentioned in communications simply because of the double tragedy of losing two at once while burdened to help Salmon lead salvage efforts.