Three 16th Century English Cannons and the Remains of a Galley Discovered During Cleanup on a Spanish Beach

Three English 16th century cannons and the remains of a galley were discovered during the recent cleanup of a Spanish beach. The find was made in Calpe, a Spanish municipality in Valencia located on the north coast of the province of Alicante, in the Marina Alta region.

The Fishermen's Association of Calpe, along with various other organizations and institutions in the area, held a cleanup day for the local seabed. There was much surprise when, apart from the residues extracted from those beautiful Mediterranean waters, they encountered three cannons from the late 16th century and the remains of the galley that had carried them.

Galleys fighting in the Battle of Lepanto (1571), by an unknown artist, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. (Public Domain)