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Padre Island 1554 fleet coast, Mansfield Channel
Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Coins and tokens
Wreck timberPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), NPS photo (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1554 Spanish fleet
Three ships of the 1554 fleet were lost here; San Esteban and Espiritu Santo were excavated and the NPS holds coins from the wrecks.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote 4x4-only beach, surf
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