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We have Lost Treasure on our beaches!! |
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1715 Fleet Shipwreck Treasure Map | ||
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Regular people were treasure hunting and finding pirate treasure on our local beaches. I'm
talking about real lost treasure. Right on the beach.
When I first move to this area, I heard the rumors. People
kept it very quiet but something like this just can't be kept secret
for very long. This lost treasure was coming from ancient shipwrecks sunk right along
our coast during a hurricane in 1715. Local people have taken advantage of
these Spanish shipwrecks and
carried home doubloons, Spanish coins, jewelry, cob coins, Pillar
Dollars, gold and silver from Florida beaches and it would seem that
not a lot of folks are aware of this. If this isn't buried treasure,
I don't know what is. So, I thought I would help this situation along. Since we've lived in this part of the country for many years now, and since sailing, pirates and the Spanish Main are somewhat synergistic, I thought that a treasure hunting page was appropriate with complete directions to these Florida's Treasure Beaches. I'm a sailor, not a treasure hunter, but living here for 20 years I've had friends who were. So, this site is all about finding lost treasure washed up on beaches from old Spanish shipwrecks. I've been thorough on this site and am publishing exact directions to where people Treasure Hunt the beaches. The information was gathered by those who 'know' and is very real. I know it's not Pirate Treasure, but hey, lost treasure is lost treasure...right? Besides, if you're taking the kids to Disney or Universal, this would make a great day trip (roughly 1 1/2 hours by car), and who knows, you could get rich.
Be aware that treasure hunting on these sites could possibly
be in violation of Florida Law. Use this page at your own risk.
Before we get started, this is important.. if you are one of the
lucky ones, keep it to yourself. These days the Spanish Government
is suing anyone who finds anything that looks like it might be from
an ancient Spanish ship as they are claiming it as Spanish
Government property. Believe it or not, there is more recent news on
this as the Country of Peru has also chimed in saying that most of
these ancient Spanish coins were minted in Peru and therefore... you
guessed it ... the coins belong to them, not Spain. |
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First, some brief History (or why we are all reading this) |
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Every year, two fleets traveled between Spain and the Americas; the
Esquadron de Terra Firme from Spain to South America, and the Flota
d e Nova Espana toward Vera Cruz. Sometimes, these two fleets would
travel together all the way to the Caribbean. The return voyage was
more dangerous. The galleons were fully loaded with precious cargoes
of gold, silver, jewelry, tobacco, spices, indigo, cochineal etc…
The crews were tired and often plagued by health problems brought on
by tropical diseases, malnutrition, and deplorable hygienic
conditions on board. These conditions made ships even more
vulnerable to attacks by pirates, but the greatest danger came from
an uncontrollable element; the weather. The general weather
conditions were more favorable during the summer months. The waters
of the Atlantic Ocean were calmer, and the prevailing winds gentler.
However, in 1715 the fleet left later than usual and were caught by
a hurricane off the coast of central Florida. The entire fleet was
lost on the reefs off the coast of Florida. Six of the 11 shipwreck
sites have been discovered, the other 5 shipwrecks remain to be
found with only a general idea as to their location. The consensus
is that they should be found between Cape Canaveral ( US space
center) to the north and Fort Pierce to the south. The Melbourne
area is roughly in the center of this general area and many
artifacts have been found washed up on our local beaches. We can
only surmise that these undiscovered shipwrecks are located right
here.Now before I give you the directions to our lost treasure, there's one more important brief comment for anyone who hasn't visited our beaches. Florida beaches are continuous (obviously). On some stretches, it's possible to walk for miles without encountering anyone. Brevard county has 70 miles of coastline. The following areas are places in Brevard and Indian River counties where people have found lost treasure which has washed ashore from these shipwrecks year after year, just by walking the beach. Many of these areas are sparsely populated. For the most part, there are no concession stands and no restaurants. It's best that you pack a lunch and bring something to drink, and don't forget to bring a hat and the most protective sunscreen you can find!! (we're talking SPF 70 here) |
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Click here for driving directions to Florida treasure beaches |
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Atlantic Ocean by a barrier island
which runs along the coast some 70 miles and is connected to the
mainland by several causeways. This barrier island is where the
shipwrecks occurred and where 1715 Fleet artifacts are found. The
lagoon formed between the city and the island is a part of the USA
east coast intracoastal waterway, and is where I do most of my
sailing.