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: a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
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In December 2015, former president Santos announced the discovery of the San José galleon, which launched an international debate over the rightful owner of the ship's bounty.
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Over the course of that period, some Filipinos — including sailors who came over on the large shipping vessels known as galleons — ended up migrating to Mexico.
—Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
While the museum at 200 Greene St. isn’t involved in the ongoing searches at sea, its collections feature artifacts recovered from the Spanish galleons Nuestra Señora de Atocha and Santa Margarita of 1622.
—Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Getting into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is going to cost you a few more galleons.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
Two hundred years ago, a galleon reportedly pulled out of western Mexico loaded with treasure.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
An illustration depicted what looked like a galleon topped by horizontal sheets.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
Today, the retired businessman is fishing for gold, silver and gems from the wreck of a Spanish galleon that sank in 1656.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 27 July 2023
Because while a pirate flag can be struck at season’s end and hoisted anew the next, a wrecked galleon is forever a wrecked galleon.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Over the course of that period, some Filipinos — including sailors who came over on the large shipping vessels known as galleons — ended up migrating to Mexico.
—Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
While the museum at 200 Greene St. isn’t involved in the ongoing searches at sea, its collections feature artifacts recovered from the Spanish galleons Nuestra Señora de Atocha and Santa Margarita of 1622.
—Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Getting into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is going to cost you a few more galleons.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
Two hundred years ago, a galleon reportedly pulled out of western Mexico loaded with treasure.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
An illustration depicted what looked like a galleon topped by horizontal sheets.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
Today, the retired businessman is fishing for gold, silver and gems from the wreck of a Spanish galleon that sank in 1656.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 27 July 2023
Because while a pirate flag can be struck at season’s end and hoisted anew the next, a wrecked galleon is forever a wrecked galleon.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
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“Galleon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galleon. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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galleon
noun
gal·le·on
ˈgal-ē-ən 
: a large sailing ship with square sails used from the 1400s to the 1700s especially by the Spanish
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