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{{Dialogue|Edward Thatch|Was the haul aboard as rich as men are saying?|Edward Kenway|A thousand times that. I reckon a million pounds worth of reales were sunk that day.|Edwards Thatch and Kenway, on the Treasure Fleet's cargo, 1715.}} | {{Dialogue|Edward Thatch|Was the haul aboard as rich as men are saying?|Edward Kenway|A thousand times that. I reckon a million pounds worth of reales were sunk that day.|Edwards Thatch and Kenway, on the Treasure Fleet's cargo, 1715.}} | ||
[[File:AC4BF More Shipwreck - Concept Art.jpg|thumb|250px|The wreckage of the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet off the coast of Florida]] | [[File:AC4BF More Shipwreck - Concept Art.jpg|thumb|250px|The wreckage of the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet off the coast of Florida]] | ||
The annual '''Spanish Treasure Fleets''' were convoys of [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Ships|warships]] that departed | The annual '''Spanish Treasure Fleets''' were convoys of [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Ships|warships]] that departed the country's New World ports – such as [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], in the [[Caribbean]] – after receiving mule loads of trade goods such as gold, silver and jewels from South American colonies like Peru, and were destined for the ports of [[Cádiz]] and [[Seville]], Spain. Some of the most notable were the Treasure Fleets of 1622, 1715, 1733 and 1750, which were all decimated by hurricanes, spilling a fortune of gold reales into the ocean. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Seven days after their departure from Havana, the 1715 Treasure Fleet was hit a hurricane, which destroyed eleven of its twelve vessels. The surviving ship was a [[brig]] known as ''El Dorado'', which had been stolen by the [[Piracy|pirates]] [[Edward Kenway]] and [[Adéwalé]] during their escape from imprisonment aboard one of the fleet's | Seven days after their departure from Havana, the 1715 Treasure Fleet was hit a hurricane, which destroyed eleven of its twelve vessels. The surviving ship was a [[brig]] known as ''El Dorado'', which had been stolen by the [[Piracy|pirates]] [[Edward Kenway]] and [[Adéwalé]] during their escape from imprisonment aboard one of the fleet's sister ships. Following the escape, Kenway took the ''El Dorado'' as his own and rechristened it the ''[[Jackdaw]]''.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | ||
Word of the fleet's | Word of the fleet's capsize quickly spread throughout the region, with wild variances on the details; [[Edward Thatch]] at one point expressed an interest in diving the wrecks. Edward Kenway, on the other hand, dove to the wreck of the ''[[San Ignacio]]'' to locate medicines for the citizens of [[Nassau]], although the cures he recovered were "quite spoilt".<ref name="AC4"/> | ||
In November 1716, another Spanish Treasure Fleet was attacked by the pirates [[Alonzo Batilla]], [[Olivier Levasseur]] and [[Samuel Bellamy]]. | In November 1716, another Spanish Treasure Fleet was attacked by the pirates [[Alonzo Batilla]], [[Olivier Levasseur]] and [[Samuel Bellamy]]. Upon noticing the pirates, the fleet made to depart, though Alonzo Batilla pursued and attacked the ships, but could not find Samuel Bellamy's "treasure", which proved to be a [[Fragment of Eden]]. Of the fleet's six ships, one [[frigate]] survived, though the pirates were forced to leave it as they were confronted by [[Francis Hume]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Spanish Navy warships|*]] | [[Category:Spanish Navy warships|*]] | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 4 August 2015
- Edward Thatch: "Was the haul aboard as rich as men are saying?"
- Edward Kenway: "A thousand times that. I reckon a million pounds worth of reales were sunk that day."
- —Edwards Thatch and Kenway, on the Treasure Fleet's cargo, 1715.
The annual Spanish Treasure Fleets were convoys of Spanish warships that departed the country's New World ports – such as Havana, Cuba, in the Caribbean – after receiving mule loads of trade goods such as gold, silver and jewels from South American colonies like Peru, and were destined for the ports of Cádiz and Seville, Spain. Some of the most notable were the Treasure Fleets of 1622, 1715, 1733 and 1750, which were all decimated by hurricanes, spilling a fortune of gold reales into the ocean.
History
Seven days after their departure from Havana, the 1715 Treasure Fleet was hit a hurricane, which destroyed eleven of its twelve vessels. The surviving ship was a brig known as El Dorado, which had been stolen by the pirates Edward Kenway and Adéwalé during their escape from imprisonment aboard one of the fleet's sister ships. Following the escape, Kenway took the El Dorado as his own and rechristened it the Jackdaw.[1]
Word of the fleet's capsize quickly spread throughout the region, with wild variances on the details; Edward Thatch at one point expressed an interest in diving the wrecks. Edward Kenway, on the other hand, dove to the wreck of the San Ignacio to locate medicines for the citizens of Nassau, although the cures he recovered were "quite spoilt".[1]
In November 1716, another Spanish Treasure Fleet was attacked by the pirates Alonzo Batilla, Olivier Levasseur and Samuel Bellamy. Upon noticing the pirates, the fleet made to depart, though Alonzo Batilla pursued and attacked the ships, but could not find Samuel Bellamy's "treasure", which proved to be a Fragment of Eden. Of the fleet's six ships, one frigate survived, though the pirates were forced to leave it as they were confronted by Francis Hume.[2]