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1554. The Wreck of Three Spanish Ships on Padre Island. The reasons behind the voyage The passengers, crew, and cargo Ocean travel in 1554 The intended route The storm The planned trek back to Vera Cruz The Account of Fray Marcos de Mena Who survived? Salvage operations

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1554

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  1. 1554 The Wreck of Three Spanish Ships on Padre Island

  2. The reasons behind the voyage • The passengers, crew, and cargo • Ocean travel in 1554 • The intended route • The storm • The planned trek back to Vera Cruz • The Account of Fray Marcos de Mena • Who survived? • Salvage operations • Discovery of the wrecks • Platoro, Ltd. • The State of Texas vs. Platoro, Ltd. • The Texas Antiquities Act • National Park Service Involvement • Excavation • The Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

  3. The reasons behind the voyage

  4. The passengers, crew, and cargo

  5. Ocean travel in 1554

  6. The intended route

  7. The storm • Contrary to popular belief, the storm was not a hurricane by current definition • The wrecks occurred in April • Hurricane season runs from August to November • “Hurricane” was a name for any severe storm and comes from the name of the Mayan god of the wind: Hurakan.

  8. The planned trek back to Vera Cruz

  9. The Account of Fray Marcos de Mena

  10. Who survived? • Fray Marcos de Mena • Ship’s Master Francisco del Huerta • An Unidentified soldier • others

  11. Salvage operations

  12. Discovery of the wrecks

  13. Platoro, Ltd.

  14. The State of Texas vs. Platoro, Ltd.

  15. The Texas Antiquities Act

  16. National Park Service Involvement

  17. Excavation

  18. The Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

  19. Bibliography

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