MUSEO DEL RESCATE SUBMARINO

Inaugurated in December 1990, it is also housed in the Atarazana building. It contains a magnificent and priceless collection of arms, crockery, jewelry and coins of another time, all of which have been found in research undertaken since 1976 in Dominican territorial waters rich in sunken boats. Some of the marvels exhibited are treasures torn from Galleons Nuestra de la Concepción, Guadalupe, Conte de Tolosa and Scipion. Built in 1620, Señora Nuestra de la Concepción sank by a bad man on October 31, 1641, on the Abrojos, a northern reef. The wreck was found in 1978, after numerous research by Burt Weber, an American. Guadalupe, launched in Campeche in 1702, was designed specifically for the transport of mercury. Bigger, the Tolosa was a classic bill. Like Guadalupe, he was a large sailboat, to the richly decorated bow and stern.

In July 1724, the two galleons left Cadiz towards Veracruz in Mexico, with the main load of mercury, then used for gold and silver extraction. On August 25, when they enter Samaná Bay, which Captain Ladrón of Guevara wants to establish a cartographic chart, a storm sombrer the ships in the vicinity of Loaves. About 1 300 of the 2 000 passengers will die in the shipwreck. The rescue of the wreck of Guadalupe began on 31 October 1976; one year later, the remains of the Tolosa were found. A real treasure was saved from water: Blown crystal vases dating back to 1720, swords, silver coins and silver coins, plates, pipes, cannons, jewellery painted gems, marine instruments… The Scipion was a French warship with 74 guns and a capacity of 1 500 barrels. Built in 1778, it was one of the most advanced boats of this kind. He sank in Samaná Bay on the night of October 17, 1782, after delivering battle to British ships London, Badger and Torbay. Proximity to the coast saved the bulk of the cargo. Its wreck was discovered in May 1977 during research around the Tolosa.