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The Spanish treasure fleet, or West Indies Fleet (Spanish: Flota de Indias, also called silver fleet or plate fleet; from the Spanish: plata meaning "silver"), was a convoy system of sea routes organized by the Spanish Empire from 1566 to 1790, which linked Spain with its territories in the Americas across the Atlantic.
The treasure would be composed of "carved silver, gold jewellery, pearls and stones of value, Chinese porcelain, rich fabrics, paintings and perhaps 500,000 pesos". [10] The stories about this treasure are varied, some place it in the environment of the Roques de Anaga , while others place it in the zone of Punta del Hidalgo and the cave of San ...
Animal remains found during the dig allude to Neolithic husbandry practices. New evidence uncovered at a dig site in Huesca, Spain, gives us a snapshot into what daily agricultural practices may ...
After eight years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favour of Treasure Salvors on 1 July 1992, and it was awarded rights to all found treasure from the vessel. [7] [8] Fisher died on 19 December 1998. In June 2011, divers from Mel Fisher's Treasure Salvors found an antique emerald ring believed to be from the wreck.
Between the 16th and 18th centuries, Spanish Plate Fleets traveled back and forth from Spain to the Americas, transporting treasures from the New World. The 1715 Treasure Fleet was one in ...
New artifacts have been found on the legendary Spanish galleon San Jose, with the wreckage believed to be holding treasures worth billions of dollars. New artifacts found in legendary treasure ...
Spain: 24 August 1724 A Spanish galleon sunk by a hurricane in Samaná Bay. Nuestra Señora de la Limpia y Pura Concepción, known as La Concepción Spain: 1641 This Spanish treasure ship built in 1620 was reportedly overloaded with silver bullion for its return journey to Spain as part of the 1641 treasure fleet.
8 reales Mexican silver cob, full date 1715, recovered from the 1715 fleet Rare 8 escudos lima dated 1710, recovered from the 1715 Fleet. The 1715 Treasure Fleet was actually a combination of two Spanish treasure fleets returning from the New World to Spain, the "Nueva España Fleet", under Captain-General Don Juan Esteban de Ubilla, and the "Tierra Firme Fleet", under Don Antonio de Echeverz ...