San Ignacio
Date
1733Period
18th centuryShip type
Merchant shipCause
A hurricaneLocated
✓Key figure
Rodrigo de TorresCommand
Rodrigo TorresShipwreck zone
Reef area of Deer Key, Coffins Patch, FloridaPort of departure
Havana (CUB)Destination
Cadiz (ESP)On Friday, July 13, 1733, the Nueva España Fleet, under the command of General Rodrigo de Torres, left the port of Havana bound for Spain. The fleet consisted of 4 escort galleons, 16 merchant ships and 2 small ships that transported supplies to the Presidio St. Augustine.