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Last time, we talked about the history of the Spanish treasure fleets. In particular, we talked about

the galleon and the system that was put in place to guard the treasure ships. It was a system

that was almost foolproof, but not quite.

In 1628, the treasure fleet gathered at Havana, as they always did when they were preparing

to set sail for Spain.

That fleet included 16 unarmed treasure ships and a grand total of five galleons.

There are a lot of reasons why the treasure fleet of 1628 was so poorly

guarded. The fact that Spain was embroiled in the 30 years war and the 80 years war at the

same time, well, that was a big one. When Dutch Admiral Piet Hein arrived at Cuba in September 1628, he had a fleet of 31 vessels,

all of them armed. And the ships in his fleet were some of the finest ships to be found

anywhere in the world. See, the Dutch had been advancing the science of shipbuilding in leaps and bounds.

Their biggest innovation was the ship's

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