The Long Walk From Sao Joao Baptista (1622)

Cannon Rocks South Africa is said to have taken its name from two cannons that have been found along the stretch of beach it lays on. Both cannons are obviously the result of shipwrecks. It is supposed that at least one of these cannons most likely came from the wreck of the Portuguese ship, the Sao Joao Baptista. The ever shifting sands in the area show and then hide hints of the 1600s ship, but it is not likely there is much left. Ship Name: Sao Joao Baptista Ship Type: Wooden Nau (carrack)  Nationality: Portuguese  Tonnage: Unknown Year Built: 1621 or 1622 Year Wrecked: 1622 Reason For Wreck: Ran Aground To Prevent Sinking After Battle  Location Wrecked: Near Cannon Rocks South Africa  Lives Lost: Uncertain, More Than 250 After Long Walk to Sofala Sources:  https://www.jstor.org/stable/27138531?seq=3 https://shiplib.org/index.php/shipwrecks/iberian-shipwrecks/portuguese-india-route/sao-joao-baptista-1622/ https://shiplib.org/index.php/shipwrecks/iberian-shipwrecks/portuguese-india-route/santo-espirito-1608/ https://archive.org/details/englishfactories07fost/page/n13/mode/2up https://www.cannonrocks.com/?doing_wp_cron=1679711300.9868888854980468750000 https://books.google.com/books?id=qFHGBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT256&dq=sao+joao+baptista+shipwreck+1622&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjgx7j2nev9AhXwJjQIHUHgBuUQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=sao%20joao%20baptista%20shipwreck%201622&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=q43sCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA57&dq=sao+joao+baptista+shipwreck+1622&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjgx7j2nev9AhXwJjQIHUHgBuUQ6AF6BAgDEAI#v=onepage&q=sao%20joao%20baptista%20shipwreck%201622&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=21BBDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT178&dq=sao+joao+baptista+shipwreck+1622&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimqvz0nuv9AhWpmWoFHdwfAHw4FBDoAXoECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=sao%20joao%20baptista%20shipwreck%201622&f=false