Palm Beach County Archaeological Society Nov 18

The Palm Beach County Archaeological Society 

 Invites You to Attend a Lecture Entitled:

The Archaeological Salvage of Spain’s Manila Galleon: Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion

Presented by Dr. Hank Parker of Georgetown University and

Mr. William Mathers, President of Pacific Sea Resources Inc.

During the Age of Exploration and into the 19th century, Spain’s magnificent Manila Galleons traveled an exotic trade route between Acapulco, Mexico and Manila, Philippines. The Manila Galleons were famously laden with rich cargoes of gold and jewels, valuable spices, silk textiles and a bounty of Asian goods to be traded in Europe and the Americas.  The  Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion sank off the  coast of Saipan in 1638. Together, Parker and Mathers will present a lecture detailing the spectacular discovery and salvage of the Nuestra de la Conception wreck, the first Manila Galleon ever to be archaeologically excavated! The Senora de la Conception project was featured in a major National Geographic article, a coffee table book and three films.

Join the PBCAS for a lively presentation:

Thursday November 18 at 7 :00 PM

  West Palm Beach Public Library

411 Clematis Street

Information: 561-215-7909