Spanish treasure fleet
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The Spanish treasure fleet, or West Indies Fleet, 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 th
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, admiral and designer of the treasure fleet system
The Spaniard Amaro Pargo, a corsair and merchant, participated in the West Indies Fleet.
A silver 8-reales (peso) coin minted in México (1621–65).
A shipyard on the river Guadalquivir in 16th century Seville, by Alonso Sánchez Coello
1715 Treasure Fleet
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The 1715 Treasure Fleet was 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 "Tie
Spanish treasure fleet
…foiled. Wrecks of Spanish treasure ships, whether sunk in naval combat or, as was more usually the case, by storms (with the ones which occurred in 1622, 1715, 1733, and 1750, being among the worst), are a prime target for modern treasure hunters. Many, such as the Nuestra Señora de Atocha and the Santa…
8 reales Mexican silver cob, full date 1715, recovered from the 1715 fleet
Historical marker designating the site of the Survivors' and Salvagers' Camp - 1715 Fleet
The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale, Willem van de Velde the Younger 1680s