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	Atocha and Margarita Story - Mel Fisher's Treasures
		The Atocha and its sister ship, Santa Margarita, are tragic milestones along this broad commercial highway (called Carrera de Indias by the Spanish) that carried Europe on a journey from isolation to world domination.
		The Atocha had been built in the Havana shipyard and, sure to bring her good luck, was named for the most revered religious shrine in Spain.
		Aboard the Atocha, the chief pilot lit a lantern as clouds and rain flened the sky.
	www.melfisher.com /Library/AtochaMargStory.asp (2188 words)

	Nuestra Señora de Atocha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nuestra Señora de Atocha ("Our Lady of Atocha") was the most famous of a fleet of Spanish ships that sunk in 1622 off the Florida Keys while carrying copper, silver, gold, tobacco, and indigo from Spanish ports at Cartagena, Colombia, Porto Bello in New Granada and Havana bound for Spain.
		On September 4, 1622, the Atocha was driven by a severe hurricane onto the coral reefs near the Marquesas Cays, about twenty miles west of Key West.
		The Atocha had sunk in approximately 50 feet of water, making it difficult for divers to retrieve any of the cargo or guns from the ship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_Atocha (454 words)

	GovMint.com - The Legend of the Atocha
		The Atocha was one of the richest galleons of the Spanish fleet that set sail from Havana for Spain in 1622.
		In addition to bales of tobacco and indigo, she was loaded with 20 bronze cannons, 30,000 pounds of copper, 500 pounds of gold and 35 tons of silver — a cargo that by today’s standards would be in excess of $400 million.
		Buried in 26 feet of sand and silt, the Atocha was painstakingly uncovered by a “prop-wash,” a device which directs a boat propeller’s wash downwards, forcing clear water to the bottom and thus clearing sand and silt away from buried objects by creating prop-wash holes.
	www.govmint.com /knowledgebase/Atocha.aspx (664 words)

	Welcome to Atocha.com by Forecastle Treasures, Inc.
		Now, our primary business is the wholesale of Atocha and other treasure coins to jewelry stores throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean.
		Due to the numerous graders of Atocha coins and the urgency by the investors to get these Atocha coins to market after the discovery of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha off the coast of Key West, some coins were plainly misgraded, and some graders held Atocha coins to a higher standard than others.
		Atocha coins in all grades are discounted from the Mel Fisher Museum prices and are certified by Mel himself.
	www.atocha.com (474 words)

	Atocha Coins from Nuestra Señora de Atocha recovered by Mel Fisher - Historic Real Treasures
		La Nuestra Señora de Atocha was without question one of the most valuable treasure wrecks ever found.
		The Atocha was barely two years old when on September 5th, 1622, a strong hurricane wrecked her and five other ships of the 1622 Flota along the Florida Keys.
		According her official manifest,, Atocha carried 35 tons of silver (as 901 ingots and 255,000 coins) and 161 pieces of gold—a cargo valued at one million pesos.
	www.realtreasures.com /the_atocha_wreck.htm (1460 words)

	The Atocha and the history of the Tiera firme Fleet
		The bulk of the treasure was split between the Santa Margarita and the Nuestra Senora de Atocha.
		The Atocha had been outfitted with 20 bronze canons, and was to be the almiranta, sailing last to protect the slower merchant ships.
		The seasick passengers and crew of the Atocha watched in horror as the smaller Nuestra Senora de Consolacion capsized and disappeared.
	www.shipwrecktreasures.com /aboutthe.htm (1727 words)

	History of the Atocha
		Atocha would have had the high sterncastle, low waist and high forecastle of a typical early 17th century galeón.
		Because the material had lain on the ocean floor for three and a half centuries, much of it was in an extremely unstable state; immediate preservation treatment was required to prevent its destruction after it left its saltwater tomb.
		Following a long conservation process, the many of the artifacts from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha and Santa Margarita are now on permanent display at the not-for-profit Mel Fisher Maritime Museum.
	www.houstonjewelry.com /atocha/atochahj.html (918 words)

	The Story of Mel Fisher and his Quest for the Treasure of the Spanish Galleon ATOCHA Escudos Reales
		The almiranta of the fleet, Nuestra Senora de Atocha, positioned in the rear of the flotilla, had to reduce sail by morning in order to weather the storm that was now upon them.
		Captain Bernardino de Lugo, gunnery captain aboard Atocha’s sister ship, the Santa Margarita, was able to see Atocha “rise up, strike a reef, and sink shortly thereafter.” The Margarita soon afterwards parted her own anchor lines and was dashed against the reefs four miles away.
		Unknown to Gaspar de Vargas, the second hurricane had separated the upper deck structure of the Atocha from the hull and sent it dancing over ten miles across the waves, strewing the bottom along the way with coins, gold bars, jewelry, and artifacts.
	atochagold.com /AtochastoryMelFisher.htm (3247 words)

	Atocha Spanish Galleon Resources
		The Spanish Treasure Galleon Nuestra Senora De Atocha tragically ended her voyage on a reef off the Florida Keys on September 6, 1622, taking with her 264 souls, many of whom were of royal...
		Coins of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha: A sunken Spanish galleon...
		Atocha Coins Atocha Silver Coins recovered by Mel Fisher from the shipwreck of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha.
	www.galleongame.co.uk /directory/Atocha-Spanish-Galleon.html (484 words)

	History of the shipwreck Nuestra Senora de Atocha
		The Atocha, Santa Margarita, Nuestra Señora del Rosario and two smaller vessels all at the tail end of the convoy received the full impact of the storm and were not so fortunate.
		While the salvagers were in Havana obtaining the proper equipment to retrieve the Atocha's treasure, a second hurricane ravaged the area tearing the upper hull structure and masts from the ship.
		But, in short lead to the discovery of the Santa Margarita in 1980 and the Atocha on July 20, 1985, her hull lying in 55 feet of water, exactly as recorded by the first salvagers in 1622.
	www.newworldtreasures.com /atochastory.htm (1197 words)

	Atocha Shipwreck Pottery Finds From The 1985Atocha Excavation Insights on the Olive Jar
		When a ship such as the Nuestra Senora de Atocha is excavated, it revives with her the technology, tradition, and personalities of hundreds who worked all of their lives to help finance and maintain an empire.
		In the Atocha collection there are no apparent shoulder joins that would indicate the jars being made from two separate pieces, a common method a potter would use today.
		Atocha samples are not mineralogically distinguishable from Armada samples, nor is there any characteristic similarity between the two sets.
	atochastory.com /Atochaolivejars.htm (2050 words)

	Family follows 'trail of gold' off Fla. - The Boston Globe
		The 110-foot, 600-ton Atocha -- one of a fleet of ships laden with gold, silver, emeralds, and Catholic artifacts -- sank Sept. 5, 1622, near the Marquesas Atoll, about 35 miles southwest of Key West, off the southern tip of the Florida peninsula.
		In its long quest to find the Atocha, the family endured the death of the eldest son, Dirk, and his wife on July 20, 1975, when the salvage boat Northwind capsized during the night --10 years to the day before the treasure hoard was found.
		Historian Eugene Lyon of St. Augustine, who researched the Atocha for Mel Fisher during a trip to Spain, says he believes that most of the treasure's emeralds, for example, were smuggled.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2005/08/28/family_follows_trail_of_gold_off_fla (546 words)

	Fisher-ing for riches
		KEY WEST — Tragedy in the form of a deadly hurricane struck the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha in 1622 as it sailed the Gulf of Mexico 35 miles southwest of Key West.
		A preliminary rendering of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha.
		Spanish coins from the wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha are in the Mel Fisher Museum.
	www.palmbeachpost.com /news/content/travel/epaper/2005/06/26/a8h_atocha_shipwreck_0626.html (482 words)

	Treasure Of The Atocha by R. Duncan Mathewson III Sunken Treasure
		The Spanish ship, Nuestra Senora de Atocha, sank that year, carrying 265 passengers and valuable treasure that Spain desperately needed, to pay for the Thirty Years War.
		The Atocha was located in the Lower Florida Keys where the boundary between state waters and international waters is very complex.
		Horan won the case because he was able to prove that the Atocha was outside the Florida state waters.
	www.atochastory.com (2097 words)

	The TREASURES OF THE ATOCHA And Her Sister Ship the Santa Margarita by Douglas and Gina McDonald
		The Atocha was the almiranta of the 1622 fleet, positioned where her fast speed and 20 bronze cannons could adequately shepherd the clumsy merchant ships.
		One by one they were grounded and wrecked, including the gallant Atocha, the private galleon Nuestra Senora del Rosario, the Santa Margarita, a Portuguese slaver and a small ship serving as the fleet's tender.
		A cross-section of the "Atocha's" hull shows how coin chests and silver ingots were stored in the bottom center of the hold for stability.
	www.atochajewelry.com /treasures__of___the__atocha_and_.htm (1586 words)

	Atocha
		In her bowels the Atocha carried more than 47 troy tons of treasure, which lay among the bones of the galleon for over 350 years.
		In horror the passengers and crew of the Atocha watched as the Margarita, battered by 15 foot waves, was carried across a low-lying atoll to break apart in the shallows beyond.
		Moments later the Atocha was lifted by the huge seas and thrown on to the reef, ripping a large hole in her bow.
	www.nvo.com /treasure/nuestrasenoradeatocha (691 words)

	Horan & Wallace, LLP \| Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Fisher's seventeen year quest for the treasure of the wreck of a 380-year-old Spanish galleon, the Nuestra Senora de Atocha, stands as a metaphor for this island city's sense of independence, adventure, entrepreneurial and grit.
		The story of the Atocha is one with a strong connection to the firm of Horan, Horan and Wallace, most notably through Partner, David Paul Horan, a 1971 graduate of Florida State University’s College of Law.
		During the search for the Atocha treasure, David Paul often accompanied the divers in their hunt, and he was pictured frequently at Fisher's side in newspapers and magazines as well as in film documentaries.
	www.horan-wallace.com /article.htm (3090 words)

	Florida Classics Library The Treasure Galleons by Dave Horner Books on Florida Shipwrecks Artifacts and Atocha Treasure
		Discovering the mesana of the almiranta Nuestra Senora de A tocha in about fifty feet of water he set about the task of salvage with the limited equipment he had available.
		He then sailed to the Pasaje de Tortuga (Dry Tortugas) where he discovered the wreck of the galleon Nuestra Senora de Rosario, with most of her passengers and crew waving frantically on the nearby land.
		Following the salvage efforts of Gaspar de Vargas, the Florida reefs were visited by a number of British, Dutch, and vagabond pirates, all of whom were intent upon getting a piece of the action.
	www.artifactexchange.com /floridaclassics/marketing/floridaclassics115.htm (685 words)

	JUST A COIN OR TWO
		The location of the PCD of the Atocha was the culmination of the 16 year quest of Mel Fisher and his company Treasure Salvors, Inc. I met Mel Fisher and heard about the Atocha in 1978 on a field school from my college in New Hampshire.
		The manifest of the Atocha listed the treasure, who it belonged to and the tax that was paid, so we had a good idea what would be found.
		One level is run by the MFMHS on their nonprofit projects such as the Henrietta Marie 1700, and the early Spanish wreck in the Bahamas.
	www.imacdigest.com /just.html (1414 words)

	Sea Wing
		The heavily armed 'Nuestra Señora de Atocha' sailed as 'Almirante', or rear guard, of the flotilla, following the others to prevent an attack from behind the fleet.
		Minted by Franklin Mint in bronze from ancient copper Ingots recovered from the shipwrecked Spanish galleon, 'Nuestra Senora de Atocha' by Treasure Salvors, Inc. The coin was sculptured by Don Everhart, a recognized metallic artist world wide.
		The reverse show a profile of the 'Atocha', the serial number, and dates of her 'lost age' (1622-1985).
	www.check-six.com /Museum/Sea-m.htm (2816 words)

	Florida Keys official Tourism Website - Islamorada, Key Largo, Marathon, Lower Keys, Key West
		KEY WEST, Florida Keys - The 20th anniversary of shipwreck salvor Mel Fisher's discovery of the sunken Spanish galleon Nuestra SeÃ±ora de Atocha is to being commemorated at the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, 200 Greene St., in Key West.
		Fisher and his crew uncovered the "main pile" of the Atocha's treasure and artifacts, hailed by world press as the shipwreck find of the century, on July 20, 1985, after an exhaustive 16-year search.
		Presented by the society and themed "Diving into Glory: The Atocha 20 Years Later." "The goal is to celebrate this historic find, with all those who were actually involved and all those who feel their lives to have been affected in some way by it," said Dr. Madeleine Burnside, the society's executive director.
	www.fla-keys.com /news/news.cfm?sid=1479 (339 words)

	Atocha Pendant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Atocha Pendant is one our more beautiful pieces, and it has a story behind it that is just amazing.
		The Spanish Galleon, Nuestra Senora de Atocha, was a warship.
		In the year 1622, the Atocha, with a commercial fleet of 26 cargo ships and one other warship set off from Cuba on her way back to Spain.
	users.sisna.com /jverhaeren/Atocha.htm (175 words)

	Atocha Silver Coins
		Silver coins from the Atocha were measured in "reales," and are often called "pieces of eight." Most of the coins date from the late 1500s to about 1620.
		Authentic Atocha silver bars recovered by Mel Fisher from the Spanish galleon Atocha that sunk off the coast of Key West Florida in 1622.
		The Atocha took on silver coins from a variety of ports in her travels throughout the Caribbean.
	www.silverenjoy.com /atocha-silver-coins.html (301 words)

	Eisenbahn - Estacion de Delicias Madrid - Cityguide
		De Dion hatte zuvor auf der Weltausstellung 1878 in Paris die neuesten Entwicklungen in der Architektur vorgestellt.
		Dieses wunderbare Gebäude der Estacion de Delicias beherbergt seit dem Jahr 1984 das Museo de Ferrocarril - das Eisenbahnmuseum.
		Die Cafeteria in der Estacion de Delicias ist natürlich standesgemäß auch in einem Waggon untergebracht: Der glänzend schwarze "WR B569" aus den 1920er Jahren lädt zu einem leckeren "café con leche" (Milchkaffee) ein.
	www.madrid.citysam.de /estacion-de-delicias.htm (621 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Treasure hunter Mel Fisher leaves trail of gold
		The 110-foot, 600-ton Atocha – one of a fleet of ships laden with priceless gold, silver, emeralds and Catholic artifacts – sank on Sept. 5, 1622, near the Marquesas Atoll, about 35 miles southwest of Key West, off the southern tip of the Florida peninsula.
		In its long quest to find the Atocha, the family even endured the tragic death of oldest son Dirk and his wife on July 20, 1975, when the salvage boat Northwind capsized during the night – 10 years to the day before the treasure hoard was found.
		Augustine, Florida-based historian Eugene Lyon, who researched the Atocha on a trip to Spain for Mel Fisher, believes that most of the treasure's emeralds, for example, were smuggled.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20050824-0500-life-treasure.html (854 words)

	Los Príncipes de Asturias cumplen con la tradición y presentan a la infanta Leonor ante la Virgen de Atocha. Ultima ...
		Sobre las once y cuarto de la maña, Don Felipe y doña Letizia llegaron al templo, situado en la avenida de la Ciudad de Barcelona, junto a la estación de Atocha, donde se habían congregado numerosas personas para ver a los Príncipes de Asturias y a su hija Leonor, a quienes acogieron con aplausos.
		"Virgen de Atocha, consuelo de los que te invocan: Haz que esta hija tuya, la infanta Leonor, lleve siempre en su corazón el amor a ti, nuestra madre común del cielo, el amor a sus padres y el amor a todos los españoles, especialmente a los más necesitados".
		La ceremonia de ofrecimiento de la infanta Leonor han cumplido con esta tradición que también se produjo con el príncipe don Felipe al poco tiempo de nacer, y con sus hermanas las infantas doña Elena y doña Cristina, quienes fueron presentadas asimismo a la Virgen de Atocha.
	www.periodistadigital.com /ultima_hora/object.php?o=379602 (480 words)

	The Atocha-new revelations about early Gem Trading
		The Emeralds recovered from the shipwreck: Nuestra Señora de Atocha, by Mel Fisher of Key West, Florida, recently played a critical role in determining the origins for many of the world's renowned jewels.
		Utilizing an Atocha Emerald as the test subject, it was confirmed that the stone had a Colombian origin.
		Had the fabulously rich cargo of the Atocha reached her destination, these Emeralds could have spread across Europe and Asia, and the true location of where they were mined would have remained in doubt?
	www.cartagenainfo.com /Jewelry/atocha.html (322 words)

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