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The 1715 Treasure Fleet was actually a combination of two Spanish treasure fleets returning from the New World to Spain, the "Nueva España Fleet", under Capt.-General Don Juan Esteban de Ubilla, and the "Tierra Firme Fleet", under Don Antonio de Echeverz y Zubiza. At two in the morning on Wednesday, July 31, 1715, seven days after departing from Havana, Cuba,[1] all eleven ships of the fleet were lost in a hurricane along the east coast of Florida. A 12th ship, the French frigate "Le Grifon", had sailed with the fleet. Its captain was unfamiliar with the Florida coastline and elected to stay further out to sea. The "Grifon" safely returned to Europe.
Because the fleet was carrying silver, it is also known as the 1715 Plate Fleet (plata being the Spanish word for silver).[2] Some artifacts and even coins still wash up on Florida beaches from time to time.[not verified in body] According to Cuban records, around 1,500 sailors perished while a small number survived in lifeboats. Many ships, including pirates, took part in the initial salvage. Initially a privateer, Henry Jennings was first accused of piracy for attacking such salvage ships and claiming their salvages.[not verified in body]
^Newton, Lowell W. "Juan Esteban de Ubilla and the Flota of 1715". The Americas, volume 33, issue 2, October 1976, pp. 267–281 (JSTOR 980786)
^"1715 Plate Fleet, Page 10" (PDF). Brevard County Historical Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
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