Name Treasure Coast either treasure coasta segment of the Atlantic beaches of the Florida comprising the counties of Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie, has resounded in the last few hours. It was there, near Vero Beachwhere the US made landfall hurricane nicole, at 3:00 AM on Thursday, November 10. And right there in 1715, another hurricane hit 12 Spanish ships, 11 of which ended up sunk, with their riches on board. The episode gave the name to this tri-county area.
The Treasure Fleet of 1715 was actually a combination of two Spanish fleets returning from the New World to Spain: the New Spain Fleet, under the command of Captain General Don Juan Esteban de Ubilla, and the Tierra Firme Fleet, under the command of Don Antonio de Echeverz y Zubiza.
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Also known as the Silver Fleet of 1715due to the large quantity of this precious metal that it was carrying, it had sailed from Havana seven days earlier when, on the morning of Wednesday, July 31, 11 ships of his ships succumbed to a hurricane. Only the 12th ship, the French frigate Le Grifon, which had sailed with them, survived. Its captain was not familiar with the coast of Florida and preferred to stay out to sea. Le Grifon managed to return safely to Europe.
A fortune in silver coins, gold coins, treasures and objects was lost with the ships. This caused a frenzy over the years for treasure hunters, who sought to find it and claim it. 18th century pirates, privateers, and looters converged on what is now known as the Treasure Coast.
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The Spanish abandoned the salvage camp in 1718, despite leaving behind untold riches. However, with time and ever more modern technologies, hunters would find much more than they bargained for. Divers have been combing this area since the 1960s and continue to this day.
Mel Fisherwho discovered the treasure of the Spanish galleon Our Lady of Atocha in the Florida Keys, valued at $450 million, sold the rights to the Silver Fleet wreck to Brent Brisbenof Queens Jewels, LLC. This turned out to be a good investment for Brisben, who discovered $4.5 million worth of gold coins off the coast of Vero Beach in 2015. The coins came from the 1715 Fleet wreck site known as the corrigans shipwreck.
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Today people can visit the site of the Survivors and Saviors Camp near the McLarty Treasure Museumas well as various collections of treasures displayed in museums across the state.
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Vero Beach is just over two hours’ drive from Miami. With a bit of luck, you may even be one of the lucky ones who, just walking down the beach after a storm, finds a gold coin sparkling in the sun. Believe it or not, it is much more common than you think.
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