Urca de Lima

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Urca de Lima
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location	St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
Nearest city	Fort Pierce, Florida
Established	May 31, 2001
Governing body	Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Urca de Lima is a Spanish shipwreck (which sank in 1715) near Fort Pierce, Florida, United States. It was part of the 1715 Treasure Fleet itself one of the numerous Spanish treasure fleets. It is located north of Fort Pierce Inlet, 200 yards off the shore from Jack Island Park. It became the first Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it was dedicated in 1987. This was followed on May 31, 2001 with its addition to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

[edit] References

• Mystery Ship of the 1715 Treasure Fleet
• St. Lucie County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• Urca de Lima at Florida's Underwater Archaeological Preserves
• Urca de Lima at Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog

[edit] See also

• 1715 Treasure Fleet
• Spanish treasure fleets

[edit] External links

• “The Spanish Treasure Fleets of 1715 and 1733: Disasters Strike at Sea”, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan