I am pleased to announce that Bobadilla's latest book, the Second Edition of "Historic Shipwrecks Of The Dominican Republic And Haiti" will be released in about three weeks! This Second Edition includes new photos, maps, and more than 100 new wreck references. I inserted the ship/wreck reference of the index (without page numbers) below. Redundant names indicate multiple references to different wrecks/ships which are not concurrent...
12 Spanish ships
12 Spanish ships
16 Spanish ships
17 Spanish ships
18 Spanish ships
2 Caravels
2 French Men-O-War
2 naos
2 Spanish naos
2 wrecked ships
20 Spanish ships
20 Spanish ships
20 Spanish ships
25 French warships
25 ships
28 French ships
3 galleons of 1529 Spanish treasure fleet
3 ships of Henry Morgan fleet
3 Spanish Galleons
4 Spanish vessels
4 vessels
9 ships
Achile
Active
Agamemnon
Alexander
Alexandre
Almiranta of the Spanish Fleet
Alouette
Alto Velo
Amethyst
Ana
Anchor Wreck
Angel Bueno
Angel wreck
Anton
Arethusa
Astron
Atlas
Atlas
Atocha
Bayonnaise
Begoña
Bell Hooper
Berbice
Bideford
Black Eagle
Blue Nose
Bombard Wreck
Brave
Caerwent
Cannon Wreck
Cannon Wreck
Cannon Wreck
Canopus
Cape Haitien Wreck
Capt Beotegui
Captain Alsina
Catalina
Catherine
Catuan
Charon of Styx
Charwell
Chastelaine
Château de Breda
Chippewa
Chorruca
Clement
Cocaine Wreck
Concepcion
Concepción
Conde de Tolosa
Cormorant
Cornelia
corsair ship
Crescencia Wreck
Crescent
CSS Alabama
Dacca Trader
Dauphine
Dei Gratia
Delight
Dessaix
Diamond
Diligente
Dioméde
Dolphin
Donegal
Dragon
Drake
Dunkirk Prize
Edward
Edward Bonaventure
El Breton
El Dorado
El Marquez de Fezione
El Mosquete
El Opulento
Ellen
English Merchant
Faience Wreck
Falcon
Félicité
Felix
Fine
Flying Fish
Fortune
Frederick William
French Man-O-War
Friendship
Gallega
Garland
Golden Coins Wreck
Golden Fleece
Golden Honde
Golden Rule
Guadalupe
Hardy
Harvey Galbrath
Hasardeux
Henry of London
Hickory
Hussar
Imperial
Intelligence
Intrepid
Ivory Wreck
Ivory Wreck
Jalung Princess
Jamaica Merchant
James and Mary
Jean Marie
Jefferson
John
Jume Eiema
Jupiter
Konstantinov
L´Emeraude
La Aguja
La Antigua
La Bachillera
La Beavais
La Belle
La Bretona
La Caleta
La Candelaria
La Cansina
La Catalina
La Concepción
La Encarnacion
La Estrellita
La Garza
La Gorda
La Josephine
La Madalena
La Madalena
La Madalena
La Madalena
La Promesa de Theresa
La Rábida
La Salvadora
La Santisima Trinidad
La Subtille
La Viette
Lark
Latona
Laurens
Le Casimir
Le Mars
Le Scipion
Leona
Libertad
Liberte
Limon
Lord Belhaven
Lost galleons of the 1563 Spanish fleet
Lushai
Madras Star
Manipur Prince
Manzanillo wreck
Maria
Maria
Mariagalante
Marquez de Lafayette
Mary Celeste
Mary Celeste
Mazarine
Mecca
Monica
Moselle
Musket Ball Wreck
Mystery Wreck
Mystery Wreck
National Guard
Neptune
Nollington Court
Northumberland
Nuestra Señora de Begoña San Francisco Javier
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Nuestra Señora de la Begoña
Nuestra Señora de la Pura y Limpia Concepción
Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Ocean Lady
Ocean Spring
Olive Jars Wreck
Opale
Oxford
Parker Cook
Patna Star
Phaeton
Phoenix
Pink
Pipe Wreck
Pirata
Plate Wreck
Plate Wreck
Polixenik
Polly
Portuguese slave ship
Poseidon
Postilion
Queddah Merchant
Queen
Rangpur Merchant
Revenge
Rhode Island
Ruby
Salisbury
Sally
San Antonio
San Bartolome
San Cristobal
San Felipe
San Francisco
San Jorge
San Juan
San Juan
San Mateo
San Miguel
San Miguel
San Nicolás
San Pedro y Pablo
San Vicente de Ferrer
Santa Catalina
Santa Catalina
Santa Clara
Santa Madalena
Santa Maria
Santa María
Santa Maria de Gracia
Santa Maria de Guadalupe
Santa Maria de la Antigue
Santa Maria de la Gracia
Santiago
Santiago
Santiago
Santiago El Mayor
Santissima Concepcion
Sarasota
Scarborough
Schitie
Scipion
Shard Wreck
Shark
Shepherd Knapp
Silver Coins Wreck
Silver Flintlock Pistol Wreck
Solide
Solo Dios Gloria
Southsea Castle
Spanish caravel
Spanish Fleet
Spanish nao
Spanish vessel
Spencer
Spitfire
Spoon Wreck
Spring of Whitby
St George
St Joseph
Sterling Castle
Subtille
Superb
Swallow
Sybille
Sylphyde
Tanya V
The Almiranta of the Spanish fleet
The Blue Jacket
The Mosaic Wreck
Tiger
Tigre
Tikal
Tile Wreck
Torbay
Tounant
Tractor wreck
Trompeuse
Turkish Galleon
Unidentified Corsair
Unidentified Dutch warship
Unidentified Galleon
Unidentified Nao
Unidentified Ship
Unidentified Ship
Unidentified Spanish Galleon
Unidentified Spanish treasure ship
Union
Unknown Spanish caravel
Unknown Wreck
Unknown Wreck
Unknown Wreck
Unknown Wreck
Unknown Wreck
Unknown Wreck
Unknown wreck
Unknown wreck
USS Memphis
Vengeur
Victor
Volante
William Crawford
Zingara
"Nuestra Señora de Begoña San Francisco Javier y Las Animas" Capt Teodoro Garces de Salazar lost in May 21, 1725
I hold the archival documents to this wreck and at one point it was my project. If you need more information on this wreck let me know.
All the best,
Chagy.......
Researcher, Scuba diver and adventurer , always on the quest of discovering, recovering, conserving and exhibiting colonial-era artifacts and treasure.
Each excavation site is always treated as an archaeological project. "Preserving Maritime History For Future Generations"
Hey Chagy:
Here's a short excerpt from the book dealing with your favored prize. Good luck with that! Should be a piece of cake.
“Nuestra Señora de Begoña San Francisco Javier ” – lost in 1725
This Spanish frigate, nicknamed “Las Tres Hermanas” (The Three Sisters)
left the Canary Islands in April of 1724 bound for La Guaira, Venezuela. After unloading
her cargo the ship remained in the Caribbean for more than one year. After
taking on a cargo of cacao, sugar and tropical wood the ship set sail for Europe
under the command of Captain Teodoro Garcés de Salazar. The only registered
treasure aboard were 6,811 pesos locked in the Captain’s chest.
Strong winds forced the frigate to alter her course and sail for Hispaniola
Island. Th e “Begoña” finally anchored in front of Santo Domingo harbor on the 17th
of May 1725. Her anchor cable broke two days later and the frigate set her sails, so
she might avoid being swamped by a furious sea. As their situation became dreadful,
the ship made for a small bay with a sandy shoreline guarded on its flanks by
two rocky points. Th e entrance to this small sandy beach measured only about 100
meters (about 320 feet) in width so it’s no wonder that the “Begoña” crashed against
the rocks, broke into pieces and sank at the entrance of the small bay. Fortunately,
everybody on board reached shore. When Spanish authorities confi scated gold and
silver found under the control of the survivors, a criminal conspiracy was exposed.
More than 20,000 pesos were seized from 29 passengers onboard and it became
obvious that this amount represented only a small portion of what had been on the
ship originally. It was clear that the “Begoña” was full of contraband gold and silver
because “officially” she carried only a little more than 8,000 pesos. The Captain confessed
before the courts of Santo Domingo that he was not the owner of the frigate
as had been declared in her registry, but, that the real owner was Don Francisco
Crisóstomo, Royal Treasurer of the Spanish Crown for the Canary Islands. He
further admitted the Canary Islands to be his ultimate destination.
In spite of the fact that the frigate was lost in only two brazas of water (about
4 meters, or 15 feet of depth) and only 200 meters (around 640 feet) from shore,
the divers sent from Santo Domingo to salvage her could not recover anything of
signifi cance. Bad weather and rapidly shift ing overburden on the hull prevented a
decent recovery effort. Th e place where the “Begoña” wrecked is called “Caleta de
Caucedo” and it is about 300 meters (roughly 1,000 feet) west of the international
airport of Santo Domingo. The Las Américas airport is about 13 miles from the
city of Santo Domingo proper.
The “Begoña” displaced 220 tons with a cargo capacity of 90 tons. She was
90 feet at the stem and 23 feet at the beam. She was armed with six large caliber iron
cannons and eight pedreros, which are smaller rail mounted swivel guns. There were
150 cannon balls stored on board as well. Eventually, even some of the passengers
confessed that the “Begoña” carried far more silver and gold than originally declared.
Over the last ten years two companies have expressed an interest in obtaining
salvage contracts on this wreck, but the Dominican government has not
granted anyone such a contract to date.
I know very well that you own detailed information about "Begoña". "At those times" you were leader of the project and I was working for you. You know also very well why this project could not be completed (so far). I was present when you had to pay for one part of the detailed study so I fully respect that all detailed information about this shipwreck is your intelectual property, especially taking into account that it is stil "open case" and several ineterests are in play even today. Therefore I wrote about this shipwreck in my book, because it belongs to the list of shipwrecks in Dominican waters, but still with reduced detailed information.
Everybody,
I hope that you enjoy the second edition of my book, like Terry said, you will find more information there, more photos and maps. I have to repeat it here again, this second edition would not be possible to publish without effort, time and experience of my friend Terry Armstrong. Thanks one more time for excellent job, Terry (as usually....)! Whatever question or doubt you would have guys about this book, just email me or PM me or post ithe question here.
I wish you all the best with your new book. Looking forward to get a copy!!! I very well know of all the amazing research you have done over the years and the secrets you hold....Lucy sends you hugs and kisses!!
All the best,
Chagy.....
Researcher, Scuba diver and adventurer , always on the quest of discovering, recovering, conserving and exhibiting colonial-era artifacts and treasure.
Each excavation site is always treated as an archaeological project. "Preserving Maritime History For Future Generations"
It will be available on Amazon as a softback book and as a kindle ebook. I will have some copies to sell directly and so will Lubos (Bobadilla). In a month or so, it will also be available in Australia, France, England and Germany via Amazon. If you come to the Sunken Treasure Literature Club meeting at the FUN show in Orlando this coming January, I will be there with discounted copies.
Researcher, Scuba diver and adventurer , always on the quest of discovering, recovering, conserving and exhibiting colonial-era artifacts and treasure.
Each excavation site is always treated as an archaeological project. "Preserving Maritime History For Future Generations"
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