THERE’S (SPANISH) GOLD IN THEM THAR….BEACHES! FROM PLAYA FLAMENCA TO BLACKPOOL

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THERE’S gold and silver in them Thar Beaches! – not hills – in both Spain and Britain. Following the recent storms across England gold and silver coins – including those of Spanish origin – are to be found washed up on the beaches. Storms in both Spain and England have revealed past treasures – with one recent coin said to be of Spanish origin – washed up on Blackpool beach remaining a mystery. In 1715, a fleet of Spanish ships – known as the 1715 Treasure Fleet – sank in storms in Sebastian, a city in Indian River County, in the State of Florida, USA.

Little of the Spanish treasure has been found to date – valued at over 500million dollars. In 2013 – in Wabasso – treasure-hunters found 48 gold doubloons, lost when 11 Spanish ships loaded with gold, silver and jewels, sank during a hurricane in 1715. The gold escudos – lost over three centuries ago – are worth an estimated $200,000, found 13 miles north of Sebastian-13 miles south of Fort Pierce. In 2010, 48 gold coins, 40 silver coins and a 4 ft bronze cannon was found. Treasure of Loch Arkaig, sometimes known as the Jacobite Gold, was provided by Spain to finance the Jacobite rising in Scotland in 1745, and rumoured still to be hidden at Loch Arkaig in Lochaber. In 1745, Prince Charles Edward Stuart – Bonnie Prince Charlie – arrived in Scotland from France and claimed the thrones of Scotland, England and Ireland, in the name of his father James Stuart. Charles deemed his venture was supported by Louis XV of France – with financial support supplied by both Spain and the Pope. Spain pledged some 400,000 livres – Louis d’Or – per month for the Jacobite cause. The first instalment was dispatched in 1745. The French sloop Hazard landed its monies on the west coast of Scotland – but the riches were captured by Clan Mackay, loyalists to King George II. In April 1746, the ships Mars and Bellona arrived in Scotland – with

1,200,000 livres from Spain.

However the Jacobite defeat at the Battle of Culloden saw the ships leave – unloading only the Spanish money at Loch nan Uamh, Arisaig. Seven caskets of Spanish gold arrived in Scotland in the wake of the Jacobite defeat. The question remains: Where is the Spanish gold haul today? The piece of silver coin found on the beach at Blackpool – said to be a Spanish Colonial Cob – depicting flares on the cross, was washed up on to the beach after storms and tidal surges. The Spanish Colonial Cob was a currency used in Spain between 1572 and 1773. The coin found in Blackpool and said to be from a Shipwreck – Spanish or European – dates from the 14th-15th Century. The Courier recently featured a silver replica paddle, based on a wooden paddle that was made from a Spanish Galleon Shipwrecked in the River Ribble. In the mid-19thC. California Gold Rush, the saying, ‘There’s Gold in them Thar hills’, was born. Today Blackpool, Playa Flamenca south Beach and Guardamar are regular hunting grounds by metal detectorists. In Spain metal detecting is strictly controlled and requires a permit from the relevant local councils. ends

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