Cross of a Knight of Santiago

Spanish

Ulster Museum

16th Century

Cross of the Knight of Santiago, recovered from the wreck-site of the Armada galleass Girona which sank off Lacada Point, Co Antrim, in 1588. Believed to have belonged to the Commander in Chief Don Alonso.

• Medium: gold with sections of red enamel
• Dimensions: 4.4cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1500 ( Total: £4,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1988
• Vendor: Salvors of the Galleas Girona.

Provenance

Belonged to Don Alonso Martinez de Leiva; found by Salvors of the Galleas Girona (Portrush Sub-Aqua Club). Discovered in 1967.

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