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The 1715 Treasure Fleet was a Spanish treasure fleet returning from the New World to Spain. At two in the morning on July 31, 1715, seven days after departing from Havana, Cuba, eleven of the twelve ships of this fleet were lost in a hurricane near present day Vero Beach, Florida. Because the fleet was carrying silver, it is also known as the 1715 Plate Fleet (''plata'' being the Spanish word for silver plate).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 1715 Plate Fleet, Page 10 )〕 Some artifacts and even coins still wash up on Florida beaches from time to time. Around 1,000 sailors perished while a small number survived on 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. ==Exhibits and preserves== Treasure hunter Kip Wagner's team built an exhibit held at National Geographic "Explorers Hall" in Washington, D.C. that was featured in the January 1965 issue of ''National Geographic''. This was the beginning of a fine collection of 1715 plate fleet treasure that brought hundreds of visitors from around the world. Wagner published his book ''Pieces of Eight'' (Recovering The Riches Of A Lost Spanish Fleet) in 1966. This is a detailed account of the finding and exploration of many of these shipwrecks along the Florida "Treasure Coast." An exhibit was set up with a grand opening on May 1, 1967 at the First National Bank of Satellite Beach, Florida. The Museum of Sunken Treasure in Cape Canaveral, Florida, housed this treasure. Underwater archeologist Bob Marx designed many of the exhibits, as well as providing additional treasure to the collection. In 1987, another ship in the fleet, the ''Urca de Lima'', became the first shipwreck in the Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserves.. In 2015, A group of treasure hunters discovered $4.5 millions in gold coins off the coast of Florida, the coins come from the 1715 Fleet shipwreck.〔($4.5M in gold found in shallow water )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1715 Treasure Fleet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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