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The Texas Antiquities Committee of the State of Texas owns the San Esteban wreck. It is managed by the National Park Service . The National Register lists the site as part of an archaeological district of national significance.
Oct 29, 2021 · These sixteen included the San Esteban (Francisco del Huerto, master), the Espíritu Santo (Damián Martín, master), the Santa María de Yciar (Alonso Ojos, master, and Miguel de Jáuregui, owner, captain, and pilot), and the San Andrés (Antonio Corzo, master).
- History of The Shipwreck
- Description of The Site
- Hull
- Size and Scantlings
- References
A fleet of forty-eight vessels sailed on November 4th of 1552 from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain under the command of Captain-General Bartolomé Carreño. In addition to the forty-eight vessels, the fleet was escorted by six armed vessels carrying 360 soldiers. Eighteen merchant vessels and the six ships of the armada had Terra Firme as destination. T...
The site was a large area with scattered artifacts and ballast stones embedded in dense Pleistocene clay, under a layer of fine sand 1.5 m thick. Its depth varies between 5 and 7 m and it is about 500m offshore. The wooden remains are composed of 5 m of keel, and sternpost, stern knee and several hull planks.
Keel and posts The preserved section was 5.1 m long, 31 cm sided and 27 cm molded (estimated value). Towards its aft end its molded dimension increases to a maximum of 73 cm, where it is notched to receive the sternpost. The rabbets, 5 cm deep, slant progressively outward. The sternpost rakes 65 º abaft and is 31 cm sided and 27 cm molded (estimate...
Probable length overall (LOA): 20 m aprox. according to Baker/30 according to Doran and Doran Probable cargo capacity: 164 tons. According to Baker/286 tons according to Doran and Doran
Arnold III, J. Barto & Weddle, Robert The Nautical Archaeology of Padre Island: the Spanish Shipwrecks of 1554. Academic Press. London, 1978, p. 380. Doran and Doran, in Arnold III, J. Barto & Weddle, Robert The Nautical Archaeology of Padre Island: the Spanish Shipwrecks of 1554. Academic Press. London, 1978, p. 375-384. Baker, in Arnold III, J. B...
Sep 10, 2014 · Michael J. Haran, the farmer who owns the land the grave lies on, says he was never allowed to play there as a child: “My great grandmother forbade us from playing there, saying that it was...
Espíritu Santo, San Esteban, and Santa María de Yciar were part of a fleet of four vessels that departed San Juan de Ulúa (off Veracruz, Mexico) on April 9, 1554, towards Spain, with cargos that included raw silver and minted reales from Spanish colonies in the Americas.
Jan 8, 2024 · Connor’s discovery of the 1554 shipwrecks occurred in 1964 while on an aerial survey to look for coral reefs. The marine visibility was excellent, much better than normal, and Connor observed 16 shapes in the water, all of which she believed represented unique individual shipwrecks.
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May 17, 2018 · San Esteban (1554 shipwreck). A private company, Platoro, Ltd., began to excavate the Espíritu Santo wreck in late 1967, which caused public outrage and the passage of new laws to protect wrecks on the Texan coast.
