My grandfather's secrets: THE TREASURE OF THE MARIA GALANTE GALLEON: Did you know that in a small town in the Canary Islands, called Garachico,

by ESTEBAN DORTA DORTA

On December 11, 1645, the town of Garachico, on the island of Tenerife, dawns like any other day, unaware of the catastrophic events that will unfold throughout that day. The story unfolds in the months leading up to a natural disaster that causes the destruction of the harbor, burying the treasure of the Spanish galleon Mar a Galante under rubble. This allows the author to speculate about what caused that tragedy. Esteban Dorta takes us into the stories of pre-Columbian civilizations, the voyages of the Spanish Fleet of the Indies, and life aboard a ship of that era, guiding us to the year 1946 when his grandfather, Mr. Daniel Dorta, along with other partners, acquires land on the coast of Garachico, constructing a considerably deep well. This excavation becomes a matter of local interest and is dubbed by the local press as "The Treasure Well." The novel seems to intertwine the history of the past with that of the present, creating a mysterious thread that explores the relationship between the Mar a Galante galleon and the catastrophe that befalls the population of Garachico.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CMV6MN98
• ISBN13: 9798865120636
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"