Treasure Beneath the Sea: Who Holds the Key to the Atocha and San José?
On September 4, 1622, a Spanish fleet left Havana carrying silver, gold, and gems from the Americas to Europe. Less than two days later, a hurricane broke the fleet apart. Nuestra Señora de Atocha sank off Florida with silver from Peru and Bolivia, Colombian emeralds, gold, coins, and military cargo. Almost the entire crew died.
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On September 4, 1622, a Spanish fleet left Havana carrying silver, gold, and gems from the Americas to Europe. Less than two days later, a hurricane broke the fleet apart. Nuestra Señora de Atocha sank off Florida with silver from Peru and Bolivia, Colombian emeralds, gold, coins, and military cargo. Almost the entire crew died.
On September 4, 1622, a Spanish fleet left Havana carrying silver, gold, and gems from the Americas to Europe. Less than two days later, a hurricane broke the fleet apart. Nuestra Señora de Atocha sank off Florida with silver from Peru and Bolivia, Colombian emeralds, gold, coins, and military cargo. Almost the entire crew died.
On September 4, 1622, a Spanish fleet left Havana carrying silver, gold, and gems from the Americas to Europe. Less than two days later, a hurricane broke the fleet apart. Nuestra Señora de Atocha sank off Florida with silver from Peru and Bolivia, Colombian emeralds, gold, coins, and military cargo. Almost the entire crew died.
On September 4, 1622, a Spanish fleet left Havana carrying silver, gold, and gems from the Americas to Europe. Less than two days later, a hurricane broke the fleet apart. Nuestra Señora de Atocha sank off Florida with silver from Peru and Bolivia, Colombian emeralds, gold, coins, and military cargo. Almost the entire crew died.
On September 4, 1622, a Spanish fleet left Havana carrying silver, gold, and gems from the Americas to Europe. Less than two days later, a hurricane broke the fleet apart. Nuestra Señora de Atocha sank off Florida with silver from Peru and Bolivia, Colombian emeralds, gold, coins, and military cargo. Almost the entire crew died.