S3 Ep57: The Spanish Empire's shipwreck problem
Dec 04, 2020•24 min•Season 3Ep. 57
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Episode description
When the galleon San José sank in a typhoon in 1694, it was carrying a cargo worth 2% of the GDP of the entire Spanish empire. Fernando Arteaga, Desiree Desierto and Mark Koyama tell Tim Phillips about how bribes sank Spanish treasure ships.
Read the Vox column about Spanish shipwrecks.
Read the Vox column about Spanish shipwrecks.
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