La alimentación en la Armada española en la Edad Moderna. Una visión distinta de la batalla de Trafalgar

This paper studies food supplies on board the ships of the Spanish Navy that took part in the Battle of Trafalgar in the year 1805. It also studies the food supplies of the Spanish Armada from the time of its foundation, beginning with the fleets of Castile and Aragon in the Middle Ages and continuing with the fleets of the Mediterranean and the West Indies in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The study includes the difficulties and costs involved in the supplying of food, the social differences existing on board, as reflected in what was eaten by the crew, the production of food, and the enforcement of the ordinances which regulated supplies.