Atocha Coins

When Christopher Columbus first set foot on an island which he thought was a part of the Indies, and hurried back to Spain to report the discovery, he sparked a land rush of unparalleled proportions. In less than a century, Spanish conquistadors and priests, driven by ambition, patriotism and religious fever, had conquered ancient civilizations, located gold and silver mines of untold wealth, and established important colonies throughout much of the Western Hemisphere. Thus was begun an era of