499. Was Captain Phips a treasure Pirate?

Born in Maine, then part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Sir William Phips (1651-95) rapidly advanced from shepherd boy to shipwright, ship's captain, and treasure hunter. 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     Books about Pirates available at https://amzn.to/4aMr1ld  Pirate mystery novel (Seeking Sasha) at https://amzn.to/4oqp7Ku  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.