Show RICH CARGOES OF OLD spanish galleana Gal leona laden with riches sports for the buccaneer the galleons gal leons the name is a borrup alon of galley and Is from the greek but the origin is lost were variously designated says a writer in scribners there were register ships privileged merchantman merchantmen merchant men so called from being registered at cadiz avison dispatch and mall chips with regular monthly sailing between ports i which seldom carried treasure but were eagerly sought for by the information in their mall bags of gal icon movements the az were the quicksilver ships that carried from spain the mercury necessary tor smelt ing and in the mines of mexico and peru the flota waa the fleet which sailed from cadiz to cartagena in what is now colombia and the spaniards called all ships gal leons which sailed annually to vera cruz in mexico the english called them variously treasure ships and plate fleets from the fact that much of the treasure carried was in the form of rough metal plate and pig A comparison of the value of the cargoes carried by the flota and galleons gal leons Is interesting of gold to the crowns carried by the galleons gal leons the flota carried but 1 of silver the galleons gal leons carried crowns the flota of jewels so called the galleons gal leons carried usually about crowns worth of pearls crowns worth of emeralds 20 or 30 crowns worth of ame and other less valuable stones these figures include however the east indian ships the flota carried none of wools the galleons gal leons cargoes approximated or 50 crowns worth the flota none of the galleons gal leons or crowns worth the flota none of Cam peachy woods the crowns worth the flota none and of skins and leather the galleons gal leons about crowns worth and the flota a like quantity the register ships from buenos ayres usually carried a cargo of skins and leather valued at crowns and crowns worth of indigo this difference in lalue did not last for long atter the treasure ships began to be tho prey of ail mankind then the cargoes were chipped indiscriminately provided only the vessels were strong and fast or in large fleets |