Published In
Oregon Historical Quarterly
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2018
Subjects
Shipwrecks -- Oregon -- History, Spain -- Commerce -- Pacific Area -- History, Santo Cristo de Burgos -- Archival materials -- Analysis
Abstract
For two centuries, physical evidence of a vast shipwreck, including beeswax and Chinese porcelain, has washed ashore in the Nehalem Spit area on the north coast of Oregon. The story of the wreck has been “shrouded by time, speculation, and surprisingly rich and often contradictory Euro-American folklore.” In this introduction to the Oregon Historical Quarterly's special issue, “Oregon's Manila Galleon,” authors Cameron La Follette, Douglas Deur, Dennis Griffin, and Scott S. Williams summarize the rich archival findings and archaeological evidence that points to the Santo Cristo de Burgos, a Manila galleon owned by the kingdom of Spain and bringing Asian trade goods to the Americas, as the ship that came to be known as the “Beeswax Wreck.”
Locate the Document
Article is available online at: https://doi.org/10.5403/oregonhistq.119.2.0150
DOI
10.5403/oregonhistq.119.2.0150
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/27226
Citation Details
Cameron La Follette, Douglas Deur, Dennis Griffin, & Scott S. Williams. (2018). Oregon's Manila Galleon. Oregon Historical Quarterly, 119(2), 150-159.
Description
This is the publisher's final PDF article as it appears in Oregon Historical Quarterly. Copyright © 2018, Oregon Historical Society. Reproduced by permission.
This article is part of a special issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly, that features articles on over a decade of research into uncovering the mystery of the “Beeswax Wreck.”