Flota

The latter, called the Flota, was commanded by an "almirante," and sailed for Mexico in the early summer so as to avoid the hurricane season and the "northers" of the Mexican Gulf.

The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Clarence Henry Haring 1922

It was the Flota Cootransmayo, making the run from Pasto to Puerto Asís.

One River Wade Davis 1996

It was the Flota Cootransmayo, making the run from Pasto to Puerto Asís.

One River Wade Davis 1996

Guadeloupe, however, the Flota steered north-west, passing Santa Cruz and Porto Rico on the north, and sighting the little isles of Mona and

The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Clarence Henry Haring 1922

On the fourth day, therefore, they sailed away in the very face of the Flota to a neighbouring cay, where they divided the pillage into

The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Clarence Henry Haring 1922

Here the galleons refitted and revictualled, received tobacco, sugar, and other Cuban exports, and if not ordered to return with the Flota, sailed for Spain no later than the middle of September.

The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Clarence Henry Haring 1922

When, as sometimes happened, the Flota did not sail, two ships of 600 or 700 tons were sent by the King of Spain to Vera Cruz to carry the quicksilver necessary for the mines.

The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Clarence Henry Haring 1922

It is not surprising, therefore, that the commerce of Seville, which had hitherto held its own, decreased with surprising rapidity, that the sailings of the galleons and the Flota were separated by several years, and that the fairs of Porto Bello and Vera Cruz were almost deserted.

The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Clarence Henry Haring 1922

The seamen of the fleet, however, were restless and eager for further enterprises of this nature, and Goodson by the middle of June had fourteen of his vessels lying off the Cuban coast near Cape S. Antonio in wait for the galleons or the Flota, both of which fleets were then expected at Havana.

The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Clarence Henry Haring 1922

Truxillo and Cavallos in Honduras, to carry orders from Spain to the governors, receive cargoes of leather, cocoa, etc., and rejoin the Flota at Havana.

The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Clarence Henry Haring 1922