Nuestra Señora de la Merced
Aka Mercedes
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Date
1750Period
18th centuryShip type
Brigantine / BrigCause
A hurricaneLocated
✓Key figure
Juan Manuel de BonillaCommand
Juan Manuel de BonilllaCaptain
Antonio BarrosoFlotilla
Juan Manuel de Bonilla's fleetsShipwreck zone
Cape Charles, VirginiaPort of departure
Havana (CUB)Destination
SpainAlias
MercedesIt sank 15 miles north of Cape Charles.