1554 Spanish Treasure Fleet account from 1970

ropesfish

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I ran across this rather interesting account of the 1554 Spanish Fleet that went aground on Padre Island.
It's in a Google Books copy of the University of Texas at Austin alumni magazine "The Alcalde" from February 1970.
It's kind of small, but it's an interesting contemporary account, so I thought I'd share.
Enjoy!
https://books.google.com/books?id=y...o, Ltd&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q=Platoro, Ltd&f=true
 

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Great story. Love to see some of those treasures. Pirates in 2 man subs stealing treasure, wow !!
 

Blak bart

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Bump, adds a lot to the other thread and is great reading.
 

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Nice one! Would love to see those treasurers too :goldtrophy:
 

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