404. Captain Phips and the Spanish Galleon

Sir William Phips (1651-95) was born in Maine, then part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Despite being of humble origin, uneducated, and fatherless from a young age, he rapidly advanced from shepherd boy to shipwright, ship's captain, treasure hunter, the first New England native to be knighted, and the first royally appointed governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Captain Phipps was famous in his lifetime for recovering a large treasure from a sunken Spanish galleon in 1686. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/3ADQUhTbEK8  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Spanish Galleon items at https://amzn.to/43bHqdU Age of Discovery books available at https://amzn.to/3ZYOhnK  Age of Exploration books at https://amzn.to/403Wcjx     ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet   Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM  Audio Credit: LibriVox Historical Tales, Volume I, American I by C. Morris, read by Kalynda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.