The image below is of the REINA
CRISTINA showing her canvas spread. The canvas was used to help shade
the ship from the sun, since the vessels heated up while sitting in the
sun, making portions of the areas below decks almost uninhabitable. This
technique would, at least, create some areas of shade on the deck.
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