La cara oculta de China

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"Inventario de los libros que han tenido ingreso en la seretaría de la Real academía," 1922-29, with v. 83, 85, 87, 89, 91-92, 96, 99.

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La mañana del 14 de junio de 1616, el toledano Francisco de Ribera, capitán de mar y guerra de la armada corsaria del duque de Osuna, se encontró en aguas del cabo Celidonia, en la costa de Anatolia, con cincuenta y cinco galeras de la flota turca, a las que solo podía oponer su escuadrón de seis veleros. En un asombroso alarde de ingenio, destreza y valor, las «naves mancas» españolas derrotaron a las otomanas y acabaron con una tradición naval de más de tres mil años. Los buques a vela, perfectamente desarrollados durante la segunda mitad del siglo xv, con una estrategia militar...