Updates on Current Investigations of the 1559 Luna Fleet
Author(s): Gregory Cook
Year: 2016
Summary
This presentation focuses on the ongoing investigations of shipwrecks from the Spanish fleet of Tristan de Luna, who attempted to colonize northwest Florida in 1559. Fieldwork conducted during the last year has yielded exciting new insights into the expedition, and the ships that made up the fleet.
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Updates on Current Investigations of the 1559 Luna Fleet. Gregory Cook. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Orlando, Florida. 2016 ( tDAR id: 404680)
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Keywords
General
Shipwreck
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Spanish Colonization
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Tristan de Luna
Geographic Keywords
North America - Southeast
Spatial Coverage
min long: -91.274; min lat: 24.847 ; max long: -72.642; max lat: 36.386 ;