Naufragio y rescate de la flota y armada del marqués del Vado del Maestre, 1691

The complex structure of the navy that was heading of Tierra Firme of the late seventeenth century is evident trough the analysis of the ships from the fleet and armada of General Diego de Cordoba Lasso de la Vega, Marquis of the Vado del Maestre, the quality of the ships that made the transport of flows to the Iberian Peninsula, life on board and the existence of a protocol system in the event of an incident. The loss of any of the ships that transported precious metals to Spain would aggravate even more the problems to the Castilian treasury. Should it occur, the Crown would have to promptly execute a plan of search and rescue in order to obtain valuable cargos.