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1554 1554 The Wreck of Three The Wreck of Three Spanish Ships on Padre Spanish Ships on Padre Island Island
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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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15541554The Wreck of Three Spanish The Wreck of Three Spanish
Ships on Padre IslandShips on Padre Island
• The reasons behind the voyageThe reasons behind the voyage• The passengers, crew, and cargoThe passengers, crew, and cargo• Ocean travel in 1554Ocean travel in 1554• The intended routeThe intended route• The stormThe storm• The planned trek back to Vera CruzThe planned trek back to Vera Cruz• The Account of Fray Marcos de MenaThe Account of Fray Marcos de Mena• Who survived?Who survived?• Salvage operationsSalvage operations• Discovery of the wrecksDiscovery of the wrecks• Platoro, Ltd.Platoro, Ltd.• The State of Texas vs. Platoro, Ltd.The State of Texas vs. Platoro, Ltd.• The Texas Antiquities ActThe Texas Antiquities Act• National Park Service InvolvementNational Park Service Involvement• ExcavationExcavation• The Corpus Christi Museum of Science and HistoryThe Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History
The reasons behind the The reasons behind the voyagevoyage
The passengers, crew, The passengers, crew, and cargoand cargo
Ocean travel in 1554Ocean travel in 1554
The intended routeThe intended route
The stormThe storm
• Contrary to popular Contrary to popular belief, the storm was belief, the storm was not a hurricane by not a hurricane by current definitioncurrent definition
• The wrecks occurred in The wrecks occurred in AprilApril
• Hurricane season runs Hurricane season runs from August to from August to NovemberNovember
• ““Hurricane” was a name Hurricane” was a name for any severe storm for any severe storm and comes from the and comes from the name of the Mayan god name of the Mayan god of the wind: Hurakan.of the wind: Hurakan.
The planned trek back The planned trek back to Vera Cruzto Vera Cruz
The Account of The Account of Fray Marcos de MenaFray Marcos de Mena
Who survived?Who survived?
• Fray Marcos de MenaFray Marcos de Mena• Ship’s Master Francisco del HuertaShip’s Master Francisco del Huerta• An Unidentified soldierAn Unidentified soldier• othersothers
Salvage operationsSalvage operations
Discovery of the wrecksDiscovery of the wrecks
Platoro, Ltd.Platoro, Ltd.
The State of Texas vs. The State of Texas vs. Platoro, Ltd.Platoro, Ltd.
The Texas Antiquities ActThe Texas Antiquities Act
National Park Service National Park Service InvolvementInvolvement
ExcavationExcavation
The Corpus Christi Museum The Corpus Christi Museum of Science and Historyof Science and History
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