In 2015, a remarkable discovery was made along Florida's coast when the Schmitt family unearthed a treasure trove from the Capitana, dating back 300 years. Among the 51 gold coins was the coveted 1715 ...

More than three centuries after a hurricane smashed a fleet of Spanish galleons into the reefs off Florida’s east coast, the seabed is still surrendering its cargo. Divers working the scattered wreck ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 50 silver artifacts from the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet have been donated to the state of Florida, according to an ...

Fragments of delicate Chinese porcelain, white with intricate blue swirls, make a curious contrast with other artifacts — mostly rusted metal or decayed wood — in the treasure fleet exhibit at the St.

Somewhere beneath the warm, turquoise water off Florida’s Atlantic coast, hundreds of millions of dollars in Spanish gold and silver are still waiting to be found. This isn’t a legend. It isn’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 22.5-pound silver bar was recovered from the wreck site of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, off the coast of Key West, according to ...

The Treasure Coast is where 11 Spanish ships from the 1715 fleet of 12 sunk in a hurricane July 31, 1715. The fleet was commissioned to sail from the New World back to Spain to deliver “the queen’s ...

Editor's note: In celebration of America's 250th birthday in 2026, TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers takes a look throughout the year at some of our region's history and landmarks important to all of ...

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