134. Forgotten Flagship Of The Florida Keys: The Story of Capitana Rubi El Segundo And The 1733 Hurricane
BetweenTheBeachesPodcast
English - June 15, 2023 17:36 - 48 minutes - 67.4 MBDocumentary Society & Culture History cowboys ranch rural art backcountry backcountryflorida cattle cowboyart cowboypoetry cowboystories Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
At the height of the Spanish Empire, convoys of tall ships braved the seas hauling resources and treasure on transatlantic trade routes fraught with peril, especially during the summer months when hurricanes could develop without warning. In one of the worst maritime disasters ever recorded, the 1733 Hurricane descended upon part of Spain's West Indies Fleet led by the Capitana El Rubi Segundo ravaging the fleet against the Florida Reef paralleling the Florida Keys. This is her story; one that was lost until 1938 when she was rediscovered by a commercial fisherman.