Download or read book Hispanic Treasures of the Eastern United States written by W. Craig GAINES and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eastern United States contains many tales of lost Hispanic treasure during the Spanish period and subsequent wars of independence between Spain and its American colonies. Many Spanish treasure ships were sunk by hurricanes, storms, and human error along the coast of the eastern United States in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and other states. Fabulous recoveries of lost Spanish gold, silver, and jewels continue to be made along the Florida reefs. Millions of dollars worth of this sunken treasure has been recovered since the 1950s. Lost Spanish mine stories are prevalent in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and other states.