Nuestra Señora del Carmen y San Antonio de Padua
Galleon · Spain · Lost 1715 · Florida's Atlantic Coast
The traditionally named capitana of Spain's 1715 treasure fleet, wrecked in a hurricane off Vero Beach and still disputed among historians as to which ship actually lies there.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Vessel
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- England (built as the English ship Hampton Court, later captured by France and sold to Spain)
- Wood
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- 713
- Sail
- Spanish Crown; commanded by Antonio de Echeverz y Zubiza
Loss
- July 31, 1715
- Storm
- Rio Mar Beach, opposite the Rio Mar Golf Course, Vero Beach, Florida
- Atlantic Ocean
- Havana, Cuba → Cádiz, Spain
- Gold coins, jewelry, and cannons
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- Fleet-wide, an estimated 700-1,000 lives were lost among the eleven wrecked ships; ship-specific figures are not established.
- Antonio de Echeverz y Zubiza
The Wreck Today
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- Late 1950s
- Within Florida's state-administered 1715 Fleet salvage lease system.
Position
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- Position not established
- Rio Mar Beach, Vero Beach, Florida
Described only as nearshore off Rio Mar Beach, opposite the Rio Mar Golf Course; no published decimal coordinates found.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)
Recent archival research disputes whether the wreck traditionally identified as the Carmen at the Rio Mar site is in fact that ship or her sister vessel, the Rosario; ship-to-site attribution here should be read as customary rather than settled.
Ship identity, tonnage, command, site location.
1715 Fleet Society (Jorge A. Proctor research article)
Dispute over ship-to-site identification at Rio Mar and Sandy Point.
Cause of loss, cargo, tonnage, command.
