Anybody Ever Hear of The Legend of Emerald Chest In Florida?

[ISmellGold]

Something about a lost chest filled with the largest collection of emeralds anybody has ever seen?

 

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[SD51]

Most likely from the 1715 fleet of lost ships...

Mentioned in post #112

Post in thread '1715 fleet pop quiz'

Sep 29, 2009

there are several chests listed as "gifts for the queen" loaded on Ubilla's flag ship -- emeralds were known to be part of the contents --a exact listing of the full contents are not fully known to my knowledge --since being for the royals --it didnot need to be "manifested " or accounted for like regular folks stuff was ( be cause their stuff was taxed --it had to be accounted for --to insure no "smuggling" occured -- if you said --I have 12 gold bars when going on the vessel and paid the 20% tax --then upon reaching spain you best be taking off only 12 bars --not 14 . thus why it was...

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[Gare]

GOOD JOB SD 51

 

[ISmellGold]

This would be something more specific to Tampa Bay General Area.

 

[achanceforgold]

I haven't heard of that legend, but if you are in the Tampa area. Look into Captain Carlos. Not a Captain but an Indian chief that ruled over most of the other Indian tribes in mid to southern "Eastern" Florida.

If I remember correctly, even the Spanish would send him tribute. Supposedly, his immediate tribe was the most powerful. So, if the Spanish gave Tribute to any southern chieftain, Captain Carlos got his share. Find his strong hold, you may be able to find more than a chest of emeralds.

 

[Blak bart]

What about 83 chests of emeralds....written in the diary of a 1715 survivor !! And what if they were still there on private property (with other treasure) to this day. If you know where to find emeralds on the treasure coast, then you may be near this secret site.....emeralds are found in a path from the sea and into the dune !!.....where more are buried....SUPPOSEDLY ?? !! I know one thing is true....emeralds are found here !! So maybe there is some truth to it ?? Just a treasure tales I herd from a couple different folks who claim to know !!

 

[achanceforgold]

What about 83 chests of emeralds....written in the diary of a 1715 survivor !! And what if they were still there on private property (with other treasure) to this day. If you know where to find emeralds on the treasure coast, then you may be near this secret site.....emeralds are found in a path from the sea and into the dune !!.....where more are buried....SUPPOSEDLY ?? !! I know one thing is true....emeralds are found here !! So maybe there is some truth to it ?? Just a treasure tales I herd from a couple different folks who claim to know !!

there is a guy, south of Sabastian, that supposedly brings in an emerald ever so often to the 1715 Fleet Museum. One of the old timers that works the museum was telling me about it. Now that was six years ago. Not sure if he still works there. But if you're in that area, it might pay to talk with him a little. he gets a lot of inside info from people. It's McLarty Treasure Museum, I think.

Also, that nature preserve across the street, I think it's called pelican park, south side of inlet. Where the survivors camp really would be a great place to investigate. If you can figure out how to do it. It's a state park. But I used to do a lot of research on this and that's where the Spanish set up camp to salvage the ships. Of course, three pirate ships came and attacked them there.

A possible other location would be right across the river. According to my calculations, that was where the main AIS chieftain lived. He's second in command chieftain lived at Ballard Park in Melbourne. The AIS Indians were used as divers for the Spanish. They lived all their lives diving for clams. The Spanish used them to recover some of the treasures.

There should still be a lot of treasure there, onshore. They spent months trying to recover what they could before they finally gave up because of pirate raids.

 

[ARC]

I haven't heard of that legend, but if you are in the Tampa area. Look into Captain Carlos. Not a Captain but an Indian chief that ruled over most of the other Indian tribes in mid to southern "Eastern" Florida.

If I remember correctly, even the Spanish would send him tribute. Supposedly, his immediate tribe was the most powerful. So, if the Spanish gave Tribute to any southern chieftain, Captain Carlos got his share. Find his strong hold, you may be able to find more than a chest of emeralds.

The person you are speaking about was not referred to as a "captain".
The person you are refering to was "Calos".... later called "Carlos"...
Carlos was a king...
King of the Calusa Indians... who ruled over MOST of the other indigenous tribes of Florida.

• Ruler of a Powerful Chiefdom: Carlos, also known as Calos or King Calusa, was the paramount chief of the Calusa people, who controlled the coastal areas of southwest Florida and wielded influence throughout the southern peninsula.
• Time of Contact with the Spanish: He was chief at the time of contact with the Spanish under Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in 1566.
• Reign: Carlos ruled from about 1556 until his death in 1567.
• Spanish Accounts: Contemporary Europeans recognized him as the most powerful chief in Florida.
• Location of Power: His capital was on Mound Key in Estero Bay.
• Relationship with the Spanish: Carlos attempted to form an alliance with Pedro Menéndez de Avilés to establish an alliance against his enemies, the Tocobaga people (Tampa Bay).
• Legacy: Several places in the region still retain his name.
• Death: Carlos was killed in 1567 after attempting to assassinate Avila.

 

[ARC]

Now...
As far as the chests of emeralds in the Tampa Bay Area.
Yes... there is a legend ... err legends rather that exist.

One is the Baileys Bluff Treasure... possibly a haul from Lafitte ... it was said to have been buried in 2 spots.
One was Baileys Bluff area... the other was Honeymoon Island.
Neither spot can be dug.... baileys bluff is all privately owned large homes.... you could attempt permission but you would need to know where... believe me i have scoped the area many times beings it is right near me.
Honeymoon is off limits to detecting and digging... so... there ya go.

 

[achanceforgold]

You are correct, The Calusa tribe, sorry, many years since I researched Florida history.