Description: The 1715 fleet was overladen with goods from the New World. Because of shipping disruptions due to the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714), which had recently ended, the fleet was carrying a total of four annual shipments back to Spain. Loaded with the products of South America, Mexico and the Philippines, a Spanish convoy commanded by Capitán General Don Juan de Ubilla rendezvoused in the summer of 1715 with the South American squadron of Antonio de Echeverz at Havana, Cuba, to begin the long voyage back to Spain. The combined fleet of twelve vessels set sail from Cuba on the 24th of July. Only a few days out, the fleet was struck by a fierce hurricane off the coast of Florida. Eleven of the twelve ships in the convoy wrecked, killing over 1,000 people. The ships were scattered along approximately 50 miles of the Florida coast from Sebastian Inlet to Ft. Pierce Inlet. Survivors of the wrecks subsisted on food from the stores of Miguel de Lima’s cargo ship, Urca de Lima, which was grounded by the storm but left relatively intact. Supplies finally arrived from Havana, thirty-one days later. Although many precious goods were recovered from the wreck sites shortly after the disaster, salvage attempts soon ended as sand engulfed what was left of the ships and their cargoes
Price: 39000 USD
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
End Time: 2024-08-21T19:44:35.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: 8 Escudos
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Composition: Gold
Year: 1715
Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
Certification: NGC
