Record #:

44451

Author(s):

Mayo, Linda Gray

Abstract:

On August18, 1750, the Nuestra and six Spanish treasure ships left Havana, Cuba. three of the ships were wrecked off the North Carolina coast and the Nuestra on a shoal in Ocracoke Inlet. The story that followed is the basis of John Amrhein, Jr.'s book, "Treasure Island: The Untold Story".

Source:

High Tides—Hyde County Historical Society Journal (F 262 .H9 H53), Vol. 46 Issue 1, Spring 2025, p29-32

Subject(s):

Shipwrecks--Ocracoke Island; Lloyd, John (Pirate); Ocracoke--Pirate Activity; Bonilla, Capt. Juan Manuel