Identification of Shipwrecks off the Coast of Cozumel

[djdande]

My brother and I discovered, don't think we were the first, 5 cannons and a pile of ballast rock of the windward coast of Cozumel...Does anyone know how we would go about identifying the name of the ship that went down there? Mexican authorities are not investigating these wrecks due to the fact there are too many artifacts, Mayan...etc...., and not enough people or $ to do it. Thanks, Jim

 

[DennisS]

The cannons would be a good place to start, there are books that would let you identify country and approx time period.

Check with the local museum, someone there can probably give you a lead

 

[djdande]

Will ask around at the museum. Plan on being back down there the 16 thru the 22 of October. Thanks....Jim

 

[Augustus]

might be the Candelaria which was lost in 1623. sent a PM on this.

 

[PaulVS]

http://www.cozumelwindward.com/background.pdf