1715 Treasure Fleet

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Spanish mission
gptkbp:archaeologicalSignificance important for maritime archaeology
gptkbp:cargo gptkb:gold
gptkb:jewelry
silver
other precious items
gptkbp:casualties about 1,000
gptkbp:category gptkb:ship
Spanish Empire history
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:date_of_disaster July 31, 1715
gptkbp:disaster wind
gptkbp:historicalSignificance influenced Spanish colonial policy
increased piracy in the region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1715 Treasure Fleet
gptkbp:inspiration_for_popular_culture pirate legends
treasure hunting stories
gptkbp:legal_disputes over treasure ownership
gptkbp:location_of_disaster off the east coast of Florida
gptkbp:modern_treasure_hunting ongoing
gptkbp:museum gptkb:McLarty_Treasure_Museum
Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum
gptkbp:notable_modern_salvager gptkb:Mel_Fisher
Brent Brisben
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:Nuestra_Señora_de_la_Concepción
gptkb:Nuestra_Señora_de_Atocha
gptkb:Nuestra_Señora_de_la_Regla
gptkb:Nuestra_Señora_de_las_Nieves
gptkb:Urca_de_Lima
gptkb:Nuestra_Señora_del_Carmen
Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
gptkbp:numberOfShips 12
gptkbp:purpose transporting treasure from the New World to Spain
gptkbp:relatedEvent 1715 Plate Fleet shipwrecks
gptkbp:route Havana to Spain
gptkbp:salvage_operations began soon after the wreck
gptkbp:ships_lost 11
gptkbp:survived about 1,500
gptkbp:treasure_found millions of dollars worth
gptkbp:wreck_sites known as the Treasure Coast
gptkbp:wreck_sites_location gptkb:Florida,_USA
gptkbp:year 1715
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spanish_mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5