Piece
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
Captured ship: La Nuestra Señora de Covadonga other La Nuestra Señora de Cabodonga...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/135/8
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This record is about the Captured ship: La Nuestra Señora de Covadonga other La Nuestra Señora de Cabodonga... dating from 1744 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/135/8
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1744
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: La Nuestra Señora de Covadonga other La Nuestra Señora de Cabodonga of Manila (master Jeronimo Montero) [the Acapulco Galleon].
History: a Spanish galleon (32 guns, 286 men including 18 passengers), bound from Acapulco to Manila, laden with silver; taken in fight on 19/30 June 1743 off Cape Espiritu Santo by HMS Centurion (George Anson commanding), brought into Canton and there sold (condemned at sea under a special commission issued to Commodore Anson's expedition).
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [Examinations taken in London, see: HCA 13/90, fos 128, 170, 176, 184, 190, 195, 212, 217, 220, 228]
- [CP 1-CP 7]: seven examinations taken under Anson's commission; [there are many further examinations taken in London in HCA 13/90];
- [CP 8-CP 10]: attestation as to papers, abstracts and translations of the ship's papers in Bundle A, abstracts and translations of the ship's papers in bundles B, C and D;
- [CP 11-CP 14]: covers for bundles A, B, C and D.
Further papers, brought into court in four packages:
- Bundle A, numbered A 1-A 11: register of cargo, commissions for soldiers and sailors aboard La Nuestra Señora de Covadonga and other ships, wrapper.
- Bundle B, numbered B 1-B 26: ship's papers, including volumes such as a muster roll, register, accounts etc., certificates, official orders, instructions.
- Bundle C, numbered C 1-C 28: bills of lading, letters relating to politics, trade, war and navigation sent between Manila, Acapulco and Mexico.
- Bundle D: numbered D 1-D 36: mail-in-transit intended for Manila.
[Decision: condemned as prize, 2 August 1744]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information from HCA 30/775/2. Also see the examinations in HCA 13/90.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and Spanish
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513514/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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