The Nuestra Señora del Carmen was one of the Spanish ships destroyed during the hurricane of 1715.
The vessel carried valuable materials and represented the type of ship that made Spain’s treasure fleet system possible.
Spanish treasure ships often carried both government-owned cargo and private possessions belonging to merchants, officials, and passengers.
This means that the treasures lost aboard ships like Nuestra Señora del Carmen were not limited to coins and bullion. They also included personal items that provide insight into life during the early 18th century.
Today, the ship remains part of the ongoing search for lost artifacts from the 1715 fleet.
Shipwrecks
Few shipwrecks have captured the imagination of treasure hunters quite like the Treasure Fleet of 1715. Unlike many famous buried treasure legends, this is not a myth or a story passed down through generations.…