Atocha Shipwreck 1622 - Silver Plate Rim Fragment $1,800. Time, distance, and other circumstancesFortuneensured that the Trinity would never cross paths with the Consolacin. In an An attempt to salvage was made at the time, but very little was Eleven of the twelve ships were lost and We only send an email every two to three weeks - so no SPAM! The Consolacion was one of them. 503.436.1626. Although an expensive book, readers should also review Sewall MenzelsCobs: Pieces of Eight and Treasure CoinsThe Early Spanish American Mints and Their Coinages, 1536-1773. Change). Some pendants that have an irregular shape are measured total width by height. Every treasure item offered on our website is absolutely genuine and has our Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. Where did these silver coins come from? Some say it is because from a distance the island looks like a dead man on his back; others say it is because the pirates beheaded the crew of the Consolacion on the island. Further, Spanish records quite thoroughly corroborate the buccaneer accounts, including dates and locations. April & Robert Lewis Knecht: 30+ years of experience & leadership, OUR DOCUMENTATION PACKAGES ARE UNPARALLELEDEvery treasure comes with a professionally researched and written Certificate of Authenticity & Documentation Package, Learn more aboutthe world of Private Curatorship, QUESTIONS? Consolacion, sunk in 1681 Joanna, sunk in 1682 Shipwrecks 1700s-1730s Association, sunk in 1707 DeLiefde, sunk in 1711 1715 Plate Fleet Akerendam, sunk in 1725 Le Chameau, sunk in 1725 Spanish 1733 Fleet Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 Shipwrecks 1740s-1800s Hollandia, sunk in 1743 Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747 Luz, sunk in 1752 Auguste, sunk in 1761 It is called Isla del Muerto in Spanish, because it is similar to the body of a dead man covered with a shroud. Courtesy of and copyright by Jim McDougall. The silver and gold from the new World was sent to Spain in the form of "Cob" coins from the 1500's until the mid 1700's. Louisiana Territory to Thomas Jefferson and the United States in 1803 doubling 906-779-3794. The fleet crossed open water until April 2, 1513, when they sighted land which Ponce de Len believed was another island. In a panic, the commander of the Consolacion struck the island of Santa Clara. Each treasure we sell is genuine and comes complete with ourlegendary, "gold standard'" full-color, multipage Certificate of Authenticity and Documentation Package detailing your treasure's creation, use and recovery by modern-day treasure salvors and historians. New York: Dover. Gold - Louis d'or la vieille tte - 1774 A Paris, Gold - 20 Dollars - 1899 S San Francisco - Liberty Head, 1/4 d'cu - 1578 H La Rochelle - NGC MS 61. He was then massacred by the buccaneers. While the divers brought up thousands of pieces, Roberto Aguire hired Joel Ruth to identify the galleon. Consolacion Over the years we have purchased coins from some of the original salvors, and it has been fun swapping treasure stories, the guys explaining to me the different areas where the coins were recovered. Only in the 90s did we find traces of the treasure of the Santa Maria de la Consolacion, a Spanish ship which was wrecked off the coast of Ecuador in the 17th century. Sharp, however, never actually gave chase as attested by numerous buccaneer accounts and Spanish records. How did they get there? But the Treasure of Isla de Muerto (The Treasure of Dead Mans Island) is an interesting exception for her cache of glittering treasure went to the bottom because of yes, you guessed it PIRATES!For unknown reasons, perhaps because her mint shipment was late, Consolacion began her solitary voyage up the West Coast of South America where she was to land at present-day Panama. Pursued by the infamous buccaneer, Bartholomew Sharp, the Consolacin ran aground on a reef near Santa Clara island, known as Isla de Muerto (Island of the Dead or Deadman's Island), in the Bay of Guayaquila, Equador. Then, new clues put him on the track: maps with annotations and a carbon-14 analysis of burned wood found in the water. The Lost Galleon Free Shipping in the USA special applies to all 50 States but does not include all US Territories. Shipwrecks in the Americas. It was there her precious treasure would be loaded on to a mule train, for the overland transport to the Atlantic, Cuba and then home to Spain.But, Consolacion, alone and unprotected, would never see home. Upon seeing The Consolacion, a Spanish Armada del Sur (South Sea Most of the fleet made it to the deep waters of The fleet did not make it far before encountering Lets take a look back at the sinking of the Consolacion and its legendary treasure. to Spain. I found a third one reasonably priced, from a reliable coin vendor with high ratings and thousands of transactions. 1667 Consolacion Shipwreck Pirate 1 Reale Cob 14K Gold Pendant | Artifact #9510 $ 1,250.00 USD. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. people. NEW ARRIVAL Authentic Silver 8 Reales from Consolacion Shipwreck mounted in 14k gold mount. Even though we were thousands of miles apart, conversations would often start with the unmistakable sound of a beer pull tab, or the tinkle of rum being poured over some ice. View a Consolacion certificate of authenticity attempt to save the treasure, they decided to scuttle the ship. A delay in receiving silver coins from the mint in Potosi Sharps voyage was epic, and these coins are what he was after. She was carrying 146,000 pesos in minted silver coins along with 800 silver bars, and gold ingots valued at 34,000 pesos. With tag and photo-certificate #828811 from the salvagers (ROBCAR . The Consolacin was reportedly torched by the crew after they ran aground near Santa Clara Island. The Santa Maria de la Consolacin did run aground and sink. ), According to Dampier, writing of 28 November 1684 in his A New Voyage Round the World, It is reported by the Spaniards, that there is a very rich Wreck lies on the North-side of that Island [Santa Clara], not far from it; and that some of the Plate hath been taken up by one who came from Old-Spain, with a Patent from the King to fish in those Seas for Wrecks; but he dying, the Project ceased, and the Wreck still remains as he left it; only the Indians by stealth do sometimes take up some of it; and they might have taken up much more, if it were not the Cat-fish which swarms hereabouts., If we look at several of the Basil Ringrose and William Hack (or Hacke) charts of the Bay of Guayaquil, based on a captured Spanish derrotero, we learn that Isla Santa Clara was known as Isla de la Muerto not because there was a massacre there, but because itis shaped like the corps of a man in a shroud. Dampier also notes that it appears like a dead Man stretched out in a Shroud.. Every Treasure Comes Complete with a Full-Color, Multi-Page Certificate of Authenticity & Documenation Package. colony of Louisiana. Assayer C / 1679 Bolivia 8 Reales Cob + Consolacion Shipwreck & 1679 POTOSI 8 REALE SANTA MARIA De La CONSOLACION WRECK RECOVERY ISLA De "The Consolacion" Spanish Pirate Treasure Ship, Silver Coin, Sank In 168. 1681 Santa Maria de la Consolacion Shipwreck off Santa Clara Island, Equador Potosi Mint 8 Reale VERY RARE FULL TRIPLE DATED 1679, Charles II, 18.31 Grams, Assayer C, Bold Full Waves, Nearly Full Cross, Deep Brown Toning with Sedwick Stamped Photo COA Coin #172 $2,195.00 On July 31, 1715, seven days after leaving Havana, Cuba, the fleet which was being sailed up from Peru to Panama, and from there to be sent back When Napolon had similar economic problems, and he sold the It appeared genuine, but there was no sea damage at all, nor did the coin match any description of any New World coin. Romain. The original plan was for the ship to leave Lima's port of Callao and travel as part of the South Seas Fleet. Whatever he or she intended, the coins pretended shipwreck status did nothing to increase its value. RARE Triple Dated 1660 Consolacion Shipwreck Pirate 1 Reale Cob 14K Gold Pendant | Artifact #9512 $ 1,470.00 USD 1667 Consolacion Shipwreck Pirate 1 Reale Cob 14K Gold Pendant | Artifact #9510 $ 1,250.00 USD RARE Triple Dated 1680 Consolacion Shipwreck Pirate Spanish 1 Reale 14K Gold & Silver Piece of Eight Pendant | Artifact #9509 $ 1,070.00 USD View a Consolacion certificate of authenticity When the lone ship met pirates, the In the case of these coins, youll find not only that there really arent citations given at all to support the claims, but also that the descriptions are all very similar, often identical. In fact, the captain, crew, and passengers of the Consolacin never saw any pirates at all, much led fled from any unless you consider the definition to include their haste to complete their voyage in case they might see them. The Consolacion purportedly sank near Santa Clara Island while evading pirates in 1681. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. captain decided to ground the Consolacion on Santa Clara island, nicknamed Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - Commemorative Medallion - Weight . The Consolacion, a Spanish Armada del Sur (South Sea Armada) galleon, was lost in 1681 after striking a reef near Guayaquil Ecuador. This greatly angered the pirates since they were unable to recover any of their treasure, and the story goes that they beheaded the crew as punishment. There is no further doubt that the ship aground on Santa Clara Island is none but the Santa Maria de la Consolacion. An additional suggestion toward the myth may come from a line in a copy of another of Hacks South Sea waggoners, shown in the image below. TheSanta Maria de la Consolacin, sailing alone, struggled to make it safely to port, in fear all the while of Sharps buccaneers. Mr. Sedwicks book,The Practical Book of Cobshas good sections on buying coins and spotting fakes. This Piece of Eight, salvaged from the wreckage of the doomed Spanish galleon Consolacion, is especially rare - very few 1 Reales were minted compared to the larger, silver-dollar-sized 8 Reale. Consolacion Coin Jewelry. They were sneaking their way back to the Isthmus of Darien after having mutinied and parted from Bartholomew Sharp, finding his behavior as a commander less than acceptable. Bold full pillars with clear date and assayer, off-center cross with clear second date below, somewhat crude edge and typically corroded, also nicely toned. certificate of authenticity issued by New World Treasures, LLC. As day broke on September 29th, the damage to Concepcion was apparent. Yes, there was a shipwreck. At first, he identified the wreck as the Santa Cruzs which sank in 1680 in the same area. Yet the purported association lures buyers. The pirate ship Whydah, sank in 1717 and discovered by Barry Clifford in 1984, is the only documented pirate ship to ever be discovered. From the French flibustier Massertie MS, late 17th century, in the French National Library. In other words, I prefer coins with a long active history. For comparison, a Quarter weighs 5.7 grams and a Half Dollar weighs 12.5 grams. The buccaneers came ashore and, furious that the treasure was lost, tortured several of the crew and beheaded two of them. At the Gulf of Guayaquil, off modern-day Ecuador, English pirates led by Bartholomew Sharpe gave chase to the Consolacin, which forced the Spanish galleon to sink on a reef off Santa Clara Island (nicknamed "Isla El Muerto," or Dead Man Island, due to the fact that its profile resembles a corpse in repose). Another view of Guayaquil showing the corpse-like shape of Santa Clara Island. For more information, see our data protection policy. Armada) galleon, was lost in 1681 after striking a reef near Guayaquil There is no possibility of mistake: Sharp and his buccaneers never sighted the Consolacin, much less chased her, much less abused her crew. VIEW OUR VIDEOSJoinour hunt for sunken and buried treasures! All rights reserved. If this ship had made it to New Orleans to stabilize These cookies do not store any personal information. Guayaquil, from The South Sea Waggoner shewing the making & bearing of all the coasts from California to the Streights of Le Maire done from the Spanish originall by Basil Ringrosederrotero captured by Bartholomew Sharp and his buccaneers in the South Sea. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, 1682.). Ecuador. The Consolacion, a Spanish Armada del Sur (South Sea Armada) galleon, was lost in 1681 after striking a reef near Guayaquil Ecuador. operations has resulted in the recovery of the remaining material, mostly NEW ARRIVAL Authentic Silver 8 Reales from Consolacion Shipwreck mounted in 14k gold mount. 1 ounce = 28 grams. View a Consolacion certificate of authenticity 1 Reale Tresaure Coin in 14kt Gold & Sterling Silver Pendant from the Consolacion Shipwreck of 1681 1 Reale cob from the Consolacion shipwreck, sank 1681 Visible Date of (16)65 Mounted.. $399.00 . We are members in good standing with CFCC, ANA and with life memberships in FUN, ANS, GNA, TCCC, and TNA. Within the Bay of Guayaquil in Ecuador lies the small island of Santa Clara, nicknamed Isla de Muertoin the 1680s by the Spanish. Before the pirates could get to the ship, the crew set fire to her and tried to escape to the nearby island without success. Buccaneers torturing inhabitants. All rights reserved. 1 in stock. - 617 Duval Street Key West, FL 33040 - 305.741.7037. Jol Ruth is a marine archaeologist, historian and specialist of Spanish coins. (However, I should note that as of the date of original publication of this post, even Mr.Sedwicks page associated with this wreck incorrectly stated that the pirates tortured some of the survivors &c.), A bit of advice: dont simply accept any claims made on the Internet. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. I lost nothing on the transaction except the coin as memento. And so Consolacions treasure lay undisturbed, at the bottom of the sea, until modern day treasure salvors first began bringing Pieces of Eight to the surface in 1997.We are the gold standard in meticulously researched Certificates of Authenticity, and our multi-page Certificate details the story of the Treasure of Isla de Muerto and even teaches you how to read your treasure coin!Personal note from Robert: While I am partial to the coins I have recovered on the 1715 Fleet, Consolacion was carrying all sizes of the the stunning Pillars and Waves style Spanish pieces of eight. From the large, silver dollar sized 8 reales, to 4, 2 and 1 reales, most minted in Potosi, Upper Peru (present day Bolivia). Santa Maria de la Consolacion Shipwreck- Mule Shoe with 2 Tacks - Circa 1700 $1,080. captain decided to ground the Consolacion on Santa Clara island, nicknamed The Fanciful, Mythical Calico Jack Rackham Pirate Flag, The Romance of Swordplay: Some Favorite Images. Pirate Chic - Pierced Coin Jewelry Collection, Treasures of Ancient Rome - Republic & Empire, East India Companies & Age of Exploration, Mother-of-Pearl & Porcelain Gaming Counters, Browse Necklaces, Pendants, Earrings & Bracelets, extensive, multi-page, professionally researched and written full color documentation. In other words, the coins arent cursed Aztec treasure (wrong region anyway), or cursed by direct association with pirates who tortured the crew, or cursed at all unless you consider the coca chewing slave labor used in extracting the Potos silver from the mines or in refining it with poisonous quicksilver. A novel can not only describe but explain swordplay in, This is not a post Id ever intended to write, believingclearly foolishlythat publishing a book on pirate myths would once and for all send the, For fun! 31mm - Half Dollar. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. This new book about the Consolacin wreck of 1681 off Ecuador was written by one of the salvagers, and as such is a unique perspective you don't usually get in writing! Three ships, the Santiago, the San Cristobal and the Santa Maria de la Consolacion, set out from Puerto Rico on March 4, 1513. ITEM, Measurements with 14k gold Margarita was part of the 1622 Tierra Firme that left Havana, Cuba on its way Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. Best wishes The Consolacin (Isla del Muerto or Dead Man's Island shipwreck) sank in 1681 off Ecuador's Santa Clara Island. Bartholomew Sharp and his ship the Trinity were far to windward at the time. SOLD Consolacion Shipwreck 1 Real Pendant; Please Explore Our Spanish Treasure Pendants For Similar Items. prevented the Santa Maria de la Consolacion from sailing with the rest of The 18.59 grams. The Santa Maria de la Consolacin did run aground and sink. The passengers and crew attempted to escape the Pirates, but to no avail. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. (LogOut/ The Margarita was found by Mel Fisher in the 1980s Still, none of the foregoing should devalue the coins as pirate treasure, including the fact that the buccaneers never chased the ship. We also sell on eBay as shipwreckcoins1. The other maritime powers did not look kindly on this and pirates hired by other nations sailed and raged in the troubled waters. Im not going to pretend to write a pretentious analysis of pop cover art and imagined social implications, nor any other nonsense. Artifacts - Shipwreck Treasures of the Keys. left Vera Cruz, Mexico on January 11, 1784, with 450,000 pesos in silver on its The coin was not expensive, as eight reale pieces-of-eight go, and was priced in the lower end of the range. the colonys economy, the whole area west of the Mississippi might still belong I believed the legend was true, but today Im glad to know the real story, the facts. (This is unfortunately true even in some PhD-level scholarship more often than it should be: most often its a deliberate omission or even outright deception by various academic ideologues.). Armada) galleon, was lost in 1681 after striking a reef near Guayaquil Modern histories of so-called Golden Age pirates those circa 1655 to 1730 are often filled with images of pirate ships, many of which, Originally posted on Treasure Light Press: Comic by William Steig, The New Yorker, 1952. (John Carter Brown Library, post 1698. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. One of these mutineers (they really werent mutineers, for buccaneer articles permitted crew members to leave the crew, provided that they paid for their provisions) was William Dampier, soon to become famous for his travels and books. treasure coins. BUY issued by Robcar, S.A. (5x7 inch). In South America in particular, maritime traffic was rich and intense. View a Consolacion Only two or three months later did he and his buccaneers even learn that the Consolacin had been at sea, and conditions made it impossible to search for her even though the sea rovers were in the area of Guayaquil. In 2019, Benerson Little, an American writer and historian, sets the record straight. Even though the written accounts of the buccaneers themselves not only dont mention it but dispute it? And yes, the Consolacin's captain, crew, and passengers had been concerned about the pirates in the region, and yes, the pirates were commanded by the famous Bartholomew Sharp, at least most of the time. In 1981 the shipwreck was investigated by a joint Florida State University and Southeast Archeological Center (National . Certificates of Authenticity accompany all Consolacion Shipwreck back to Spain on September 4, 1622 during the height of hurricane season. The ship was set afire by the crew and neither the pirates nor returning Spaniards were able to salvage the treasure. Add a sterling or steel chain or leather cord for your treasure! ), The Buccaneer Was a Picturesque Fellow by Howard Pyle, Creating that Ship-at-Sea Sensation While Armchair Adventuring: Some Progressively Tongue-in-Cheek Suggestions, Captain Blood, Not Jack Sparrow: The Real Origin of Disneys, The Duel on the Beach, Part IV: Flynn versus Rathbone in, How a Mystery Pirate Captain Gave Us Rafael Sabatinis. recovered by the pirates. See for example https://cannonbeachtreasure.com/pages/consolacion-1681. Even though no scholarly work on Sharps voyage mentions it? Ecuador. Why wasnt the treasure searched until the 90s? Copyright Benerson Little 2019. 1658 Consolacion Shipwreck Pirate Spanish 1 Reale 14K Gold & Silver Piece of Eight Pendant | Artifact #9508 . They are now collected by numismatists fond of Spanish coins. View a Consolacion I did not examine it too closely before buying it, although I ran it past the images of forged pieces-of-eight on the DanielSedwick website. issued by Robcar, S.A. (small 3x4 inch plastic sleeved). Sharps voyage is by far the most well-documented of any buccaneer or pirate voyage in history, with some seven members writing full or partial accounts. We now know that the cargo consisted of 146,000 pesos in silver and gold and silver bars. Legend says that the pirates were so enraged they took their revenge on the crew before they could reach the safety of the island, and thus the island was nicknamed Dead Mans Island. What seems a more probable explanation is that from the sea, Santa Clara Island looks like a dead man lying on his back under a shroud - and navigators of the time called it El Muerto. In any event, Sharpe and his men tried in vain to recover the treasure, and failed to pocket a single piece of eight. How did the Santa Maria de la Consolacion end up at the bottom of the ocean? The vessel was evacuated and intentionally set on fire by In the end though, the Consolacin was delayed and traveled alone. But when I received the coin I was perplexed. All Rights Reserved. Sharps voyage is, in fact, extremely well documented thanks to his logs. 426-444. Im not a big coin collector, and generally dont care for salvage coins. View a Consolacion certificate of authenticity 24mm - Quarter Pendant Size: W 21mm X H 34mm, Weight: 5.4g. But I wonder why the vessel (La Consolacion) was set on fire, if there were no pirates in the area? Give us a call at 503.436.1626 9am - 5pm Central Time or email us here: treasure@cannonbeachtreasure.com. Nor would the buccaneers even learn of the shipwreck until long after she had wrecked. External links the wreck of the San Jos. Measurements with 14k gold bezel Weight: 6.0 grams $1,300.00. However, some of the more accurate information associated with the wreck suggests that the ship was burned to prevent any buccaneers that may have been in the area from seizing it, which is reasonable. The El Cazador, the ship that changed American history, To recover the ironwork in the timbers is the most common reason. Id have to see the documentary and visual evidence of fire first, although there are credible writings that do indicate part of the ship was burned. 19mm - Penny Certificates of Authenticity accompany all Consolacion Shipwreck It is the same design as many of the coins . economy continued to slide which forced Spain to sell the territory to Napolon (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, 1685.). beaches in Florida from this fleet, also known as the 1715 Plate Fleet (plata Coins style certificate. A delay in receiving silver coins from the mint in Potosi prevented the Consolacin from sailing with the rest of the armada from Callao, Chile. An authentic piece-of-eight from the wreck of the Santa Maria de la Consolacin on the left, and the authentic Seville piece-of-eight fobbed off as a coin from the wreck. The Bay of Guayaquil from a waggoner by William Hack, based on the Spanish derrotero captured by Bartholomew Sharp. Shortly after the wreck was discovered, marine archeologist Robert F. Marx discovered documents and a ships manifest in the archives of Spain which identified the wreck. The ships were scattered in a matter of hours. Spied by Bartholomew Sharpe, a British pirate sailing the seas off of Ecuador (where Spanish ships would stop to reprovision) in search of a rich prize, she was soon pursued by the pirate ship. Having written several books on the subject of piracy, including extensive research on the subject of Bartholomew Sharp, Im in a pretty good position to know. (Updated! This is a precious find, because the ships manifest, kept in the General Archives of the Indies in Seville, lists all the cargo it was carrying before it sank. ITEM, Measurements with 14k gold bezel 503.436.1626 | Palm Coast, Florida | email: Treasure@CannonBeachTreasure.com | Blogs | Videos |Contact Us. He created the Robcar company to carry out the investigation of the treasure. According to buccaneer and author Basil Ringrose (1684): August 19 [1681]. certificate of authenticity, New World Ill also say, based on the text on some of these more accurate sites, that theyve probably read this blog piece and revised accordingly. These coins were recovered from the wreck site of the Santa Maria de la Consolacin located near Santa Clara Island in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. process. From this would derive not only the islands nickname, but also the myth. Each piece comes with an informative color Lost Galleon photo certificate of authenticity with a treasure area map. Basil Ringrose, a buccaneer on the Trinity, wrote in 1684 in his adventure story Bucaniers of America the words of Francisco, a captured pilot: a certain ship that came from Lima bound for Guayaquil ran aground at Santa Clara, losing there in silver the value of 100,000 pieces of eight. She was left to fight for herself, and drifted under make-shift sails for days, with the hand-powered pumps in operation 24 hours a day. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. In 1998, two brothers were walking on the beach of Santa Clara Island. ITEM, Measurements with 14k gold bezel Perhaps as few as two or three wrecks whose coins are available on the market have an indirect relationship to actual pirates or sea rovers, and most salvage coins are in poor shape as compared to many land hoard coins. Sign up to get the latest on new treasures, just released videos and all things treasure! a hurricane which eventually hurled parts of the fleet, the Atocha and Only about 25 percent of the Spanish silver minted into coin form then were the 4 reales and smaller denominations, making them extremely rare and highly prized today. To see all of our Consolation pirate shipwreck coins, click here>, Call Us - We're Here to Answer Questions! approximately 1000 sailors perished in the storm. (John Carter Brown Library.). 906-779-3794. Santa Clara Island is located in the bay of Guayaquil, off the coast of Ecuador. A delay in receiving silver coins from the mint in Potosi prevented the Santa Maria de la Consolacion from sailing with the rest of the armada from Callao, Chile.
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