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DatasetsSan José galleonArchivo General de Indias files on the 1708 fleet and the Battle of Barú
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Archivo General de Indias files on the 1708 fleet and the Battle of Barú

The 2025 review cites AGI Santa Fe 293, Indiferente 2609, 2610 and 2713 and the British records (Wager's journal and court-martial papers at the National Maritime Museum and the National Archives; the London Gazette). The fleet's cargo registers (Contratación series) are the dataset this project most needs and have not been published for the 1708 fleet. Many AGI legajos are imaged on PARES (pares.

San José galleonSan José galleonVersion 1.0Licence Spanish state archive; PARES images reusable for researchUpdated 26 Oct 2026

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