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The cape extends from the south of the
Guanahacabibes Peninsula, to the east of the Bahia de Corrientes. It is covered in dense forest and jagged rocks. A road runs along the bay to the village of Maria la Gorda. Since 1963 the cape has been strictly protected by the Cabo Corrientes Nature Reserve,
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in the attempt to make a few small prizes. There is a story that the treasures of the
Catedral de Mérida were buried somewhere on the cape in the mid-17th century. Two men, one at the end of the 19th century and the other around 1930 are said to have each returned from the cape with a handful of
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and soon sighted six sail. Hoping these were treasure ships, the
English closed, only to discover the ships were a powerful Spanish naval force. A three-hour engagement followed after which the English formation scattered.
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Very few people live on the cape apart from a few scientists studying the environment and some ecotourists. There is a hotel in Maria la Gorda that may be used by scuba divers.
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to Havana carrying valuables which included precious stones and hides. On 5 July, the
English agreed to all sail together with their prizes until they passed the Cuban capital.
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gold, claiming they had found the buried treasure. Both died before they could return to excavate the treasure. People continue to search for the trove.
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or Watts' West Indies
Expedition. The English took up position near Cabo Corrientes in mid June 1591 to await the arrival of Spanish ships. On 23 June
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returned to Cape
Corrientes to find no sign of any Spanish ships. On 3 July while part of the formation was watering inshore off Corrientes,
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The peninsula was one of the last places of refuge for indigenous people who escaped from the
Spanish, and has almost 140 archeological sites.
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caught sight of a number of
Spanish ships. After a quick pursuit they overhauled and captured the 150 ton Spanish armed merchantmen
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the
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with the loss of two of her 55 crew. Five injured crew were rescued by a United States Navy aircraft based at Upham,
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The ship was wrecked near Cape
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reached Cabo Corrientes on the 22 July 1595, and there decided to perform a short blockade off
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The ship was lost near Cabo Corrientes. She was on a voyage from
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English Privateering Voyages to the West Indies 1588-1595
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577:La Península de Guanahacabibes ... Cubaconecta
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652:Hotels in Guanahacabibes Peninsula – cubaism
1010:, Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee
1004:"Miguel and the legend of buried treasure"
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16:Cape in Pinar del Río Province, Cuba
1042:Geography of Pinar del Río Province
957:, no. 17299, 27 September 1824
664:Lloyds's Marine List - Nov. 30 1821
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804:Andrews, Kenneth R (1959),
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243:Preston Somers Expedition
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942:Caledonian Mercury 16060
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136:Guanahacabibes Peninsula
980:Quinn, David B (1985),
106:21.759720°N 84.510447°W
962:Marley, David (2008),
511:German submarine U-158
477:German submarine U-103
451:German submarine U-103
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955:The Morning Chronicle
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745:"Elizabeth"
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628:Marley 2008
494:2 June 1942
458:23 May 1942
436:21 May 1942
408:18 May 1942
378:HMS Diomede
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298:1 June 1824
202:On 29 June
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1026:Categories
1014:2017-06-25
924:2017-06-25
889:2017-06-25
883:cubaism.ca
871:2017-06-25
854:2017-06-25
592:Quinn 1985
481:Canal Zone
400:Sturtevant
396:destroyer
302:Reparateur
257:Shipwrecks
97:84°30′38″W
94:21°45′35″N
808:, Kraus,
441:Elizabeth
429:SS Howard
398:USS
486:USS Goff
382:Idarwald
370:Idarwald
315:Bordeaux
204:Hopewell
184:Hopewell
150:Location
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905:1 March
901:, Uboat
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699:Eclipse
386:Tampico
374:Germany
330:Eclipse
319:Gironde
270:Country
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212:Pegasus
208:Swallow
192:Content
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163:History
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