Shipwrecked iron cannons and an anchor were uncovered in July 1987 two thousand yards east of this spot in ten feet of water off Jupiter Inlet. Archives and research link these maritime remains to the Spanish aviso vessel San Miguel de Archangel, bound for Spain after departing from Havana, Cuba. In December 1659, the San Miguel foundered and wrecked off the river Jeaga, now Jupiter Inlet. The thirty-three surviving sailors lived with the local Jeaga Native Americans until they were rescued by a vessel dispatched from St. Augustine. The San Miguel de Archangel was one of many ships lost while carrying precious cargo of gold and silver to Spain. Modern archaeological recoveries include ships' rigging as well as Spanish coins and bullion mined and minted in Potosi, Bolivia; Lima, Peru; Mexico City; and Bogata and Cartagena, Columbia.