The Spanish treasure fleet of 1715
12 Spanish ships loaded with treasure left Havana Cuba on July 25, 1715 bound for Sevilla Spain.
On July 31, while sailing north between the Bahamas and Florida, they were hit by a hurricane and 11 of the 12 ships sank. The only one to survive was an accompanying French ship, the Grifon.
Over a thousand sailors drowned.
The wrecks were scattered along the coast of Florida with the majority of treasure being buried underwater in the sand off modern day Vero Beach.
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(This is part of a new little project where I want to keep track of some important dates in pirate history so I can make myself a timeline of events. I know it has been done countless times before on other blogs and websites but I want to do it myself for my own knowledge.)
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