The anchor and cannons located at Lighthouse Park were shipwrecked
and uncovered in July of 1987, just off Jupiter inlet in 10 feet of
water.
Archives and research link these maritime remains to the Spanish
"AVISO" vessel named "SAN MIGUEL DE ARCHANGEL," bound for Spain with its
last port being Havana, Cuba. In December of 1659, the San Miguel
foundered and wrecked off the "JEAGA" (Jupiter Inlet).
The thirty-three surviving sailors lived with the local "JEAGA"
native Americans until rescued by a vessel dispatched out of St.
Augustine.
The San Miguel de Archangel was one of the many ships lost carrying
precious cargo of gold and silver to Spain. Modern archaeological
recoveries included ships' rigging as well as Spanish coins and bullion,
mined and minted in Potosi, Bolivia; Lima, Peru; Mexico City; and
Bogata and Cartagena, Columbia.
Courtesy:
Jupiter Wreck, Inc., State of Florida, Town of Jupiter and the Loxahatchee Historical Society.
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