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Antonio Lopez (shipwreck)
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Antonio López also known as SS ANTONIO LÓPEZ Shipwreck Site and Remains, in Puerto Rico. It is one of Puerto Rico's 63 National Historic Landmark
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named after its founder Antonio López y López. The ship was bound for San Juan
from Cádiz
, Spain during the days of the 1898 Spanish–American War.
Claudio López Bru
(1853-1925), Antonio López y López' son, then owner and president of the company, sent a telegram to the ship's captain saying:
Es preciso que haga usted llegar el cargamento a Puerto Rico aunque se pierda el barco. (You must get your cargo to Puerto Rico, even if the ship were lost)
Pursued by USS Yosemite
, ship "Antonio López" ran aground at Ensenada Honda
, Puerto Rico, on June 28, 1898. Its valuable cargo, part of which was military equipment, was retrieved later.
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
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History
The "Antonio López" was a transoceanic steamer belonging to the Compañía Transatlántica EspañolaCompañía Transatlántica Española
Compañía Transatlántica Española , also known as Spanish Line in documents in English, is a passenger ocean line that has largely ceased operations although it still exists as a company...
named after its founder Antonio López y López. The ship was bound for San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
from Cádiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
, Spain during the days of the 1898 Spanish–American War.
Claudio López Bru
Claudio López Bru
Claudio Lopez Bru, segundo Marques de Comillas and Grandee of Spain , was a Catalan businessman , an immensely rich shipping magnate and landowner....
(1853-1925), Antonio López y López' son, then owner and president of the company, sent a telegram to the ship's captain saying:
Es preciso que haga usted llegar el cargamento a Puerto Rico aunque se pierda el barco. (You must get your cargo to Puerto Rico, even if the ship were lost)
Pursued by USS Yosemite
USS Yosemite (1892)
USS Yosemite was an auxiliary cruiser of the United States Navy.At the beginning of the Spanish-American War, El Sud — a merchant steamer built in 1892 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. — was acquired by the Navy from the Southern Pacific Company on 6 April 1898. The ship was renamed...
, ship "Antonio López" ran aground at Ensenada Honda
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Isla Culebra is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Ildefonso. It is located approximately east of the Puerto Rican mainland, west of St. Thomas and north of Vieques. Culebra is spread over 5 wards and Culebra Pueblo...
, Puerto Rico, on June 28, 1898. Its valuable cargo, part of which was military equipment, was retrieved later.