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199152 minPGdocumentary

From 60 Degrees North

199152 minPGdocumentary

Records from Spanish and Irish archives reveal the survival stories of those from the Spanish Armada who faced shipwreck, starvation, and disease.

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Begonia Tamarit

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Records from Spanish and Irish archives reveal the survival stories of those from the Spanish Armada who faced shipwreck, starvation, and disease.

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William Raban

William Rabandirector

Begonia Tamaritdirector

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Commissioned by Channel 4 Television, "From 60 Degrees North" dispels the myth of the sinking of the Spanish Armada. Using records from the Spanish and Irish archives, it tells the story of those who survived shipwreck, starvation, persecution and disease and made it back to Spain. It is filmed largely on the seas where the events took place.

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