Nuestra Señora del Rosario y San Francisco Javier
Aka Chaves

Date
1715Period
18th centuryShip type
GalleonCause
A hurricaneLocated
✓Key figure
Juan Esteban de UbillaCommand
Juan Esteban de UbillaShipwreck zone
Private Beach, Vero Beach, FloridaPort of departure
Havana (CUB)Destination
SpainAlias
ChavesThe remains at the site known as Sandy Point Wreck are probably from this 151-ton galleon.
Cannons, Spanish dollars, gold Spanish escudos, silver plates, clay pipes, the ship’s bronze bell, Mexican ceramics and cannonballs have been extracted from the site.