Hide under the turquoise water off an extension of Florida known as “Al -Kanz Coast”, a team of divers from the ship’s rescue company discovered exactly that – a load of The Spanish treasure has long been lost They value the value of $ 1 million.
More than 1,000 silver and gold currencies that are believed to have been promoted in the Spanish colonies in Bolivia, Mexico and Peru were discovered this summer off the Atlantic coast in Florida, 1715 cylinders – Queens Juventus LLC announced.
For centuries, wealth was moved to Spain when Hurricane destroyed the fleet ships on July 31, 1715, which led to the spill of treasures at sea, according to the Fleet Association 1715.
Over the years, millions of dollars of gold coins from the 1715 fleet It is found Written by Salvages and Treasure Hunters in a coastal area that extends from Melbourne to Fort Pierce.
The rescue company said that the dates and mint marks are still visible on some of the recently recovered metal currencies, which are useful for historians and university hopes to get more lost treasure.
“This discovery is not only related to the treasure itself, but the stories he tells,” Salwoso, the rescue company’s operations manager, said in a statement. “Every coin is a piece of history, and it is a concrete link for the people who lived, worked, and sailed during the golden age of the Spanish Empire. The finding of 1,000 of them in the event of one recovery is rare and unusual.”
Last year, Florida officials announced that they had recovered Dozens of gold currencies It was stolen by salvages from the debris. The suspect was identified as a family member of the team that was contracted by 1715 Fleet – Queens Jewels LLC to work on the site.
Under the Florida Law, any “treasure” or other historical artifacts “abandoned” on state -owned lands or in the state’s waters belong to the state, although the excavators can be allowed to implement “recovery services”. The law requires keeping about 20 % of the state’s archaeological materials for research or general presentation groups.
___ Kate Payne is a member of the American Press/Report for America State Heth News. Report on America It is a non -profit national service program that places journalists in local news rooms to report secret issues.