This beautiful necklace combines a coin with a leather choker. It features pewter with sterling silver and 14kt gold-plate accents. It was inspired by sunken treasure found on the Santa Maria De La Consolacion. And the story of its watery demise is the stuff of adventure novels and summer blockbusters.
In 1681 the Santa Maria De La Consolacion set sail from Peru, against the wishes of her Captain and crew. They knew the waters were crawling with pirates. They knew their chances of reaching Panama and joining the Spanish armada were slim. Of the all the pirates the man they featured most was English buccaneer Captain Bartholomew Sharpe.
Sharpe found the Santa Maria De La Consolation and was determined to strip it of the treasure it held; gold, silver and precious gems mined in Peru. Sharpe gave chase with the aid of many ships but the Santa Maria was faster. She out ran the pirates and off the coast of Santa Clara island the crew set her ablaze determined to keep the treasure out of the pirates hands.
Robbed of their loot the pirates murdered everyone aboard, an attack so bloody that to this day Santa Clara island is known as La Isla de Muerte: island of death.
How could you not feel brave and adventurous wearing something with so much history? And its versatile too. You can pair it with everything from sophisticated chic to boho style.
In 1681 the Santa Maria De La Consolacion set sail from Peru, against the wishes of her Captain and crew. They knew the waters were crawling with pirates. They knew their chances of reaching Panama and joining the Spanish armada were slim. Of the all the pirates the man they featured most was English buccaneer Captain Bartholomew Sharpe.
Sharpe found the Santa Maria De La Consolation and was determined to strip it of the treasure it held; gold, silver and precious gems mined in Peru. Sharpe gave chase with the aid of many ships but the Santa Maria was faster. She out ran the pirates and off the coast of Santa Clara island the crew set her ablaze determined to keep the treasure out of the pirates hands.
Robbed of their loot the pirates murdered everyone aboard, an attack so bloody that to this day Santa Clara island is known as La Isla de Muerte: island of death.
How could you not feel brave and adventurous wearing something with so much history? And its versatile too. You can pair it with everything from sophisticated chic to boho style.
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