TAMPA — In what archaeologists say may be one of the most important discoveries of a Spanish galleon, a ship from the early 1600s has been found off southwest Florida in 1,500 feet of water, … ...

Twelve Spanish galleons laden with treasures from the New World were bound for Spain on July 31, 1715, but 11 were lost during a hurricane off the coast of Florida. Most of the treasure lies ...

Nearly 375 years ago, a Spanish galleon loaded with gold, silver, precious stones and other artifacts was sent to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in a hurricane off the Florida coast. From that ti… ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida treasure hunters found a trove of $4.5 million worth of Spanish gold coins 300 years to the day after a fleet of ships sank in a hurricane en route from Havana to Spain ...

MADRID — Spanish cultural officials allowed a first peek Friday at some of the 16 tons of shipwreck treasure worth an estimated $500 million that a U.S. salvage company gave up this year afte… ...

Treasure recovered from a Spanish ship that sank off the coast of Florida in 1622 will be auctioned in New York next month. They were recovered from wreckage of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha.

Florida authorities announced the recovery of several centuries-old gold coins that were stolen in 2015, linked to the infamous 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet.

A traditionally sleepy region, it gets its name from a Danae’s-shower of Spanish gold that pelted the beaches in the 1700s when a fleet of galleons was lost in a hurricane. The diverse stretch ...

"Eleven Spanish galleons, loaded with treasure, were sunk along the coastline out here by a hurricane (in 1715)," said Brisben. "That's what gives us the Treasure Coast." ...

More than 300 years ago, fleets of Spanish galleons set sail from the waters off the Americas to bring back vast amounts of treasure from the New World, including gold, silver and gemstones. On ...