Spanish fleets would load their vessels with treasure from South America and gather the galleons in Havana. The ships would then head north, using the Gulf Stream to propel them back toward Europe.

The 1715 Treasure Fleet, a convoy of 11 Spanish galleons laden with gold, silver, emeralds, and other riches from the New World, met its fate on July 31, 1715, when a fierce hurricane scattered ...

FORT PIERCE – The man accused of selling Spanish gold coins stolen during a 2015 salvage operation of the famous 1715 Fleet shipwrecks will serve a year and a day in state prison, a judge ruled ...

The historical account of the 1715 shipwrecks led to the informal designation of Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties as the Treasure Coast. Waymer covers the environment.

Beaches are a favorite spot for treasure seekers, in part because that’s where people tend to lose coins and jewelry. But sometimes the sea releases bigger treasures, particularly after storms. In ...

How the 1715 Fleet ended on the bottom of the sea In the early 18th century, the Spanish Empire was the undisputed ruler of the seas. The New World was a treasure trove, overflowing with gold, silver, ...

A treasure hunter is accused of selling eight of 50 rare gold coins — worth over $1 million — found in a 2015 dive on the famous 1715 Fleet of Spanish ships that wrecked off the Treasure Coast ...

50 stolen coins: Case started with a text confession 1715 Fleet of Spanish shipwrecks The 1715 Fleet was carrying gold, silver, pearls, diamonds, emeralds and other jewels when the 11 ships sank.

Known as the "holy grail" of shipwrecks, the 64-gun Spanish galleon San Jose was carrying $17-22 billion in gold and jewels to king Phillip V when it was sunk by British warships on June 8, 1708.

On July 24, 1715, the fleet of Spanish treasure ships left Havana, Cuba, headed to Spain. When the fleet ran into a hurricane off the east coast of Florida days later, 11 of the 12 ships sank.

The 101-coin discovery was allegedly made June 17, 2015, but any announcement of the find was postponed until after the 300 th anniversary of the shipwreck of what was a total of 11 Spanish ships ...

The coins were aboard the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet, a convoy of 11 ships filled with treasure from the New World that were lost to a hurricane in July 1715. The shipwreck gave Florida's ...