San Pedro

On Friday, July 13, 1733, the Nueva España Fleet, under the command of General Rodrigo de Torres, left the port of Havana bound for Spain. The fleet consisted of 4 escort galleons, 16 merchant ships and 2 small ships that transported supplies to the Presidio St. Augustine.

The 287-ton, Dutch-built galleon San Pedro was owned by Gaspar de Larrea Verdugo.

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