Emanuel Point Shipwreck Site

Coordinates: 30°20′N 87°14′W / 30.34°N 87.23°W / 30.34; -87.23
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Emanuel Point Shipwreck Site
Emanuel Point Shipwreck Site is located in Florida
Emanuel Point Shipwreck Site
Emanuel Point Shipwreck Site is located in the United States
Emanuel Point Shipwreck Site
LocationEscambia County, Florida, USA
Nearest cityPensacola, Florida
Coordinates30°20′N 87°14′W / 30.34°N 87.23°W / 30.34; -87.23
NRHP reference No.96000227[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1996

The Emanuel Point Shipwreck Site is a historic site near Pensacola, Florida, United States. It is located off Emanuel Point. It has been identified as the galleon San Juan, of the fleet that carried conquistador Tristan de Luna and his army to La Florida in 1559.[2][unreliable source?] It sank along with most of the fleet during a hurricane that struck the coast shortly after Luna's arrival. On March 4, 1996, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Collis, James D. (2004). Empire's Reach: A Structural and Historical Analysis of the Emanuel Point Shipwreck (MA thesis). Pensacola, Florida: University of West Florida. p. 144.