Asiadivesite.com map showing area between Marinduque and Banton, rich divesite areas. There a Dutch fire ship lies fallen, cold and coral encrusted. A century before the manufacture of Boac’s 1751 cannon from Sweden, the Dutch and the Spanish forces were already fighting fierce naval battles with large contingents of Filipino volunteers fighting on the side of Spain. One of these bloody battles occurred between the islands of Banton and Marinduque on July 29, 1646 at around 7:00 PM. There, the two Spanish warships “Encarnacion” and “Rosario” were pitted against seven Dutch warships. Account of the battle follows in part: |
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Spanish and Dutch Cannonballs: Naval battle off Marinduque
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