Santa Margarita (shipwreck)

Santa Margarita (shipwreck)

The Santa Margarita was a Spanish ship that sunk 40 miles West in the Florida Keys near the island of Key West in 1622 resulting from a Hurricane.

Artifacts from the ship are currently on display at the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum in Key West. [ [http://www.melfisher.org/1622.htm Museum Official Site] ]

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