The Gold Ship That Sank an Empire True Story of the 1715 Heist

Описание: In 1715, eleven Spanish treasure galleons set sail carrying one of the richest shipments in human history—gold, silver, emeralds, and royal taxes worth over $1 billion today.
But within hours, a catastrophic hurricane struck… and the entire fleet was destroyed.

This documentary reveals:

⚓ How Spain’s dependence on New World gold created a fragile empire
⚓ The night the 1715 Treasure Fleet sank—and took Spain’s fortune with it
⚓ How this disaster triggered the Golden Age of Piracy
⚓ The rise of legendary pirates like Blackbeard and Henry Jennings
⚓ The global power shift that allowed Britain to dominate the seas
⚓ Modern discoveries of gold coins, silver bars, and emeralds
⚓ The shocking financial lesson that still applies today

This is the true story of the billion-dollar heist that nature pulled—and the consequences that changed world history forever.

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The true story of the 1715 Treasure Fleet—the billion-dollar gold convoy destroyed in one night, sparking piracy, bankrupting Spain, and reshaping world power.


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