4/25/26 Report - 1554 Spanish Treasure Wrecks: The People, Ships and Treasures. Shipwrecks that Changed History.

 

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.

Treasure, People, Ships and Dreams was created ty the Texas Antiquities Committee.  It is all about the  1554 wrecks, including the history, salvage, artifacts but also providing many stories of individuals some that you've probably never heard of before.  I'll give you some excerpts below to give you the idea, but you might want to read the entire thing.

Here is small bit of the fascinating story of Dona Catalina, one of the passengers.

Fray Juan Ferrer was an interesting character that prophesied the wrecking of the fleet and the unfortunate fate of the passengers.  He also wrote a book in secret code that only he could decipher and  wanted to provide it to the king who was evidently interested in learning more about it.

 Here is a short excerpt about Fray Ferrer.

Then of course there were the first attempts to salvage the wrecks by the Spanish and then centuries later by modern treasure hunters.

Some of the ships survived to make a later voyage.

The report also helps put values in perspective.

There is more to that, but I doubt that it is ever really meaningful to consider past values "in today's coin."  At least not when talking centuries instead of a few years.  It wouldn't matter how many millions of dollars you had a century or two ago, you still couldn't go shopping at Costco or buy any of a million things that are readily available today to the common person, and that is not to mention things like cell phones or the internet and AI.  

If you want to read more of the document about the 1554 fleet, here is the link.

Treasure_People_Ships_and_Dreams.pdf

You might find the artifacts interesting.

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How often do you hear of findings that rewrite history.  It seems I hear or read it often - way too often.  I guess it is a way to grab attention, but the claim of rewriting history is always empty hype whether it is an internet title or TV show claim.  You hear the phrase so much it has become not only virually meaningless but a sign of either ignorance or dishonesty.

Nonetheless here is an article using the phrase in the title.  

13 Shipwrecks That Completely Rewrote Maritime History - The Voyaging

If they completely rewrote history, that suggests to me that all of history was wrong up to that point.  If so, what does that suggest about the new story?  Maybe it will soon be rewritten too.

Here is a title that seems much more reasonable to me.

18 Shipwrecks That Changed the Course of World History – Country Adventures

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9 AM Views from Wabasso Beach Cam (Indian River County FL.)

These Wabasso views are what you will see all around the Treasure Coast this morning.  The beaches have built up again and beach goers are out enjoying the beautiful weather.

Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com.

The tides are moderate now and the surf is small.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net