Unknown Florida Bahamas 02
Date
1589Period
16th centuryCause
A hurricaneKey figure
Álvaro Flores de QuiñonesCommand
Álvaro Flores de QuiñonesShipwreck zone
Old Bahama Channel, The BahamasPort of departure
Havana (CUB)Destination
SpainPhilip II ordered the Tierra Firme Fleet, commanded by Captain General Alvaro Flores de Quiñones, and the Nueva España Fleet to meet in Havana and travel together in convoy to Spain. Around 75 to 100 ships sailed from that port, but when they reached the entrance to the Old Bahama Channel on September 9, it was not long before a hurricane struck.