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Spanish Fleet Statistics

 
1733 SPANISH FLEET
Name of ship
Capitana El Rubi
Alias
None Given
Captain
Baltazar de Torre y Alfara
Type
Spanish-Built Galleon
Owner
King of Spain
Tons
Not given in documents
Armament
Not given in documents
Cargo
104 Castellanos in gold, 3,200 pesos in gold, 5,080,285 pesos in silver, and 6,099 marcos in silver
Wreck location
Cayo Tabamos or Cayo Largo
Name of ship
Almiranta Nuestra Senora de Balvaneda
Alias
El Galleon
Captain
Bernardo de Maturana
Type
Spanish-Built Galleon
Owner
King of Spain
Tons
Not given in documents
Armament
60 Cannons
Wreck location
Cayo de Vivoras
Name of ship
Nuestra Senora de Balvaneda
Alias
El Infante
Captain
Domingo de Sanz
Type
Spanish-Built Galleon
Owner
King of Spain
Tons
Not given in documents
Armament
Not given in documents
Cargo
562,509 pesos in silver, 643 marcos in silver, large amounts of indigo, vanilla, ceramic jars, jugs, and plates
Wreck location
Cayo Tabamos
Name of ship
Nuestra Senora del Populo
Alias
El Pinque
Captain
Francisco Ibernon
Type
Possibly a patache
Owner
King of Spain
Tons
Not given in documents
Armament
Not given in documents
Cargo
Not given in documents
Wreck location
Cabeza de los Martires or Key Biscayne
Name of ship
San Jose y las Animas
Alias
San Jose de las Animas
Captain
Cristobal Fernandez Franco
Type
English-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Jose del Duque y Munoz
Tons
326 1/2
Armament
Not Given in documents
Cargo
30,435 pesos in silver, sugar, chocolate, indigo, cochineal, dye woods,
cocoa, hides, ceramic ware, tobacco, vanilla, and various types of drugs
Wreck location
Cayo Tabamos
Name of ship
Nuestra Senora del Rosario
Alias
San Francisco Javier y San Antonio de Padua
Captain
Don Luis Lozana
Type
French-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Don Luis Lozana
Tons
205 1/3
Armament
None
Cargo
12,000 pesos in silver
Wreck location
Cayo de Vivoras
Name of ship
Nuestra Senora de Belem y San Antonio de Padua
Alias
Herrera
Captain
Don Luis de Herrera
Type
English-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Don Luis de Herrera
Tons
242 1/4
Armament
None
Cargo
12,000 pesos in silver
Wreck location
Cayo de Matacumbe el Viejo
Name of ship
Nuestra Senora del Rosario
Alias
El Arizon
Captain
Juan Jose de Arizon
Type
Spanish-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Jacinto de Arizon
Tons
Not given in documents
Armament
None
Cargo
24,000 pesos in silver
Wreck location
Cayo de Vivoras
Name of ship
Nuestra Senora del Carmen
Alias
Chaves
Captain
Don Antonio de Chaves
Type
Genovese-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Don Antonio de Chaves
Tons
220 9/10
Armament
None
Cargo
No treasure, usual cargo
Wreck location
Cayo de Matacumbe el Viejo
Name of ship
Nuestra Senora de Belem y San Juan Bautista
Alias
Tres Puentes
Captain
Diego de la Corte y Andrade
Type
Foreign-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Francisco Lebrum
Tons
212 3/8
Armament
None
Cargo
No treasure, Usual Cargo
Wreck location
Cayo de Matacumbe el Viejo
Name of ship
Nuestra Senora de los Dolores y Santa Isabel
Alias
El Nuevo Londres
Captain
Antonio de Loaysa
Type
English-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Nicolas Fernandez del Castillo
Tons
296
Armament
None
Cargo
Small amount of silver specie
Wreck location
Not given in documents
Name of ship
Nuestra Senora del Rosario y Santo Domingo
Alias
Santo Domingo
Captain
Tomas de Astiguieta
Type
Spanish-Built Merchant nao
Owner
The Captain and wife, Dona Maria Teresa de Astiguieta
Tons
522 1/3
Armament
None
Cargo
31,281 pesos in silver, 495 marcos in silver
Wreck location
Only surviving Ship
Name of ship
Senora de los Reyes
Alias
San Fernando
Captain
Jose Cabeza
Type
Genovese-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Francisco de Sota y Posada
Tons
328
Armament
None
Cargo
16,000 pesos in silver, 226 marcos of silver
Wreck location
Cayo de Vivoras
Name of ship
San Pedro
Alias
None
Captain
Gaspar Lopez Gonzales
Type
Dutch-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Gaspar de Larea Berdugo
Tons
287 1/4
Armament
None
Cargo
16,000 pesos in silver, and several pieces of Chinese Porcelain
Wreck location
Cayo de Matacumbe el Mozo
Name of ship
San Felipe
Alias
None
Captain
Jose del Villar y Andrade
Type
English-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Marques de Canada
Tons
485 4/5
Armament
None
Cargo
34,000 pesos in silver and 326 marcos of silver
Wreck location
Name of ship
Nuestra Senora de las Angustias y San Rafael
Alias
San Rafael
Captain
Francisco Sanchez de Madrid
Type
English-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Jose Sanchez de Madrid
Tons
328 1/2
Armament
None
Cargo
27,000 pesos in silver, 605 marcos silver, and several crates of Chinese porcelain
Wreck location
Cayo de Vivoras
Name of ship
El Gran Poder de Dios y Santa Ana
Alias
Ana Agustina
Captain
Francisco Sanchez de Madrid
Type
German-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Francisco Sanchez de Madrid
Tons
181 3/4
Armament
None
Cargo
14,000 pesos in silver, and 139 marcos in silver
Wreck location
Cayo de Bacas del Leste
Name of ship
San Ignacio
Alias
None
Captain
Not given in documents
Type
English-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Francisco de Alzaibar
Tons
292 4/5
Armament
None
Cargo
696 marcos of silver, and boxes of gifts from China
Wreck location
Cayo de Bocas or Cayo de Vacas
Name of ship
San Francisco de Asis
Alias
None
Captain
Cristobal de Urquijo
Type
English-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Cristobal de Urquijo
Tons
264 2/3
Armament
None
Cargo
Not given in documents
Wreck location
Cayo de Vivoras
Name of ship
San Fernando
Alias
None
Captain
Not given in documents
Type
English-Built Merchant nao
Owner
Not given in documents
Tons
Not given in documents
Armament
Not given in documents
Cargo
Not given in documents
Wreck location
Not given in documents
Name of ship
Floridana
Alias
None
Captain
Not given in documents
Type
Frigate
Owner
Not given in documents
Tons
Not given in documents
Armament
Not given in documents
Cargo
Not given in documents
Wreck location
Cayo de Vivoras