List of galleons of Spain


This is a list of a few of the carracks and galleons that served under the Spanish Crowns in the period 1410-1639; note that Castile and Aragon were separate nations, brought together in 1474 only through a unified Trastamaran and subsequently Habsburg monarchy, but each retaining its own governments and naval forces until the 18th century. From 1580 to 1640, Portugal was also part of this Habsburg Empire, but again its naval forces remained separate and are not included below. Not all these ships listed were built in Spain or its colonies:

Galleons

Santa Clara - Captured by England c. 1413, renamed Holyghost de la TourSan Felipe - Captured by England 1587Santiago el Mayor San Francisco 52Santa Ana 47Santa Ana 30Trinidad Valencera 22Nuestra Senora del Pilar 11Santa Cruz 18San Juan de Gargoriu 16La Lavia 30Santiago el Mayor 24Santa Maria de Gracia 26La Juliana San Juan el Menor 24San Cristobal 36Santiago 25Manuela 12Maria Juan 24San Juan 21Magdalena 18Concepcion de Zubelzu 16Caridad Inglesa 12Trinidad 24San Pedro 24Santa Maria de la Rosa 26
The term galeón continued in use in Spanish sources for much longer than in the navies of Northern Europe, lasting even into the middle of the eighteenth century. However, the design of the capital ship had evolved during the second half of the 17th century, when when they had in reality adopted the concept of the ship of the line.