The establishment of maritime security corridors is not a recent practice, much less the formation of convoys to transit unsafe waters. Navies were created, to a large extent, to protect the activity of merchant ships. For this reason, the history of our Navy begins at the end of the 15th century, with convoys (the famous Indies fleet) already being organized in the 16th century to escort the ships that brought from America, among other products, gold, silver and spices.
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