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Date

1750

Ship type

Galleon

Cause

A hurricane

Command

Juan Manuel de Bonilla

Captain

Manuel Molviedo

Shipwreck zone

Ocracoke Inlet, Cabo Hatteras, Carolina del Norte

Port of departure

Havana (CUB)

Destination

Spain

Alias

La Ninfa

Cargo

Riches, gold bullion, silver ingots, sugar, hides and skins, cochineal, indigo, tobacco, cotton, cocoa , and spices

This 550-ton galleon carried 300 crates with 40,000 gold pieces and 324,000 silver pesos. Among the passengers were the president of Santo Domingo and a company of prisoners.