The treasure ship Madre de Deus (aka Madre de Dios) was a Portuguese vessel carrying hugely valuable cargo from the East Indies which was attacked and captured by a fleet of English privateers in the Azores in September 1592 CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1572/the-capture-of-the-treasure-ship-madre-de-deus/ #History #Carrack #Drake-NorrisExpedition #FrancisDrake