A treasure trove of gemstones, medallions and historical artefacts was discovered in Bahamas. These date back to her legendary 17th-century shipwreck, the Maravilla. It is now available for viewing by the general public.
Nuestra Señorade las Maravillas (Our Lady of Wonders), a two-story Spanish galleon sailing from Little Her Bahamas Her Bank in the northern Bahamas, 4 January 1656, during a trip to Seville sunk offshore. from Cuba.
It carried many treasures, both royal tax and private property.
The 891-ton ship collided with the flagship of the fleet and sank.
After 30 minutes it hit a reef and eventually sank.
The wreckage of the ship was scattered for miles across the sea, and most of her ship was not left behind.
For more than 360 years, archaeologists and adventurers have attempted to find lost debris among the wreckage.
and much of the treasure dates from 8-1656 to the early 1990s Once hoisted, modern technological tools such as high-resolution magnetometers, enhanced GPS, and metal detectors have allowed Allen exploration to bring unimaginable riches to the surface.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Allen Exploration founder Carl Allen said that he and his team will be at Walkers in July 2020 to pull up the valuable artifact near his cay. said to have started.
Hi-tech His tools, along with official permission received from the Bahamian government to search the northern Bahamas region known as the Debris Hotspot, have led to "very surprising" discoveries. said the entrepreneur.
"We have recovered thousands of artifacts," he said.
"Cannons, anchors, emeralds, amethysts... up to 3,000 silver coins and 25 gold coins," he said.
The water in this area is only 50 feet deep, but the sand is can bury treasures up to 20 feet, he revealed.
Still, Allen proved the skeptics wrong and didn't stop discovering breathtaking treasures.
"I choked when I pulled up my first valuable," he said. "I couldn't breathe."
"I've been thinking about this." , Chinese porcelain, and iron rigging.
The team also found the hilt of a silver sword that belonged to soldier Don Martin de Aranda I Guzman. This item helped the team identify these treasures as belonging to the sunken Maravilla.
Four of his pendants were also recovered, worn by members of the Order of the Sacred Santiago, a religious order active in Spanish maritime trade.
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One of his gold pendants with the cross of Santiago was a scallop-shaped design.
It is fortified with what appears to be Indian bezoar stone — a famous European stone known for its healing properties.
Another gold pendant captures the same cross over a large oval Colombian emerald.
Three gold chains were found, containing 887 grams of gold filigree, composed of 80 circular links and adorned with a four-lobed rosette motif. It contained a chain.
AllenX has shown that there are no exact replicas of the chain from other excavations found in museum collections or Spanish portraits.
Allen Exploration archaeologist Jim Sinclair told Fox News Digital that these artifacts reveal how people lived in the colonial era and the New World.
As an archaeologist of 40 years and the first explorer of such an iconic shipwreck as the Titanic, Sinclair said that recovery such as the one from Maravilla was a "marvelous work of art."
Archaeologists also believe that the analysis of artifacts is a "really good development" in detecting human behavior and history. rice field.
While the value of these artifacts is likely to reach millions of dollars, these items are extremely valuable, said Allen Exploration spokesperson Bill Springer.
Anything found in the Allen Expedition will not be auctioned or sold.
Museum at Port Lucaya Marketplace in Freeport that will be part of the exhibition at Maritime. The
museum is scheduled to open on Saturday, August 6, 2022.
Maritime History of the Bahamas, Transatlantic Slave Trade, Lucayans.
Only 45 survivors
The Maravillas exhibit also tells the story of the ship's demise.
Of the approximately 650 passengers on board the ship, only 45 of her survived.
No human remains have been found.
Spain was in financial trouble at the time and the ship was so full of valuables that the wreck was a "huge blow", Allen explained.
He was one of the largest treasure ships ever to leave India. As such, Allen says he expects to find more artifacts.
The "Motherlord" has yet to be discovered, he pointed out. And when that happens, he said the shipment will be "very valuable."
"Manifests were usually loaded on these old ships. Often they were so heavily contraband that they were only about half of what was on board. ' he said.
"So it's exciting."
In addition to launching the museum, Allen is developing an underwater archeology program for children in the Bahamas to Further enhancing our passion for discovery and education.
"The big problem is that the [debris] doesn't stay there forever," he said.
"And the shipwreck playground."
"So I made way for others to do this - and I welcome it. .”
