# Wikipedia contributors n.d.: Flor de la Mar

> Wikipedia contributors, n.d.. 15 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Outline of the career and of the modern claims; each point should be traced to…

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# Flor de la Mar

Wikipedia contributors, n.d.. _Wikipedia_.

A reference article on the ship's career (built Lisbon 1502; India run 1502 to 1503; 1505 to 1507 under João da Nova; Socotra, Ormuz, Diu, Goa, Malacca), the loss off Sumatra in November 1511, the claims of Portugal, Indonesia and Malaysia, and the Malacca replica; it cites Barros, Correia and Tomé Pires.

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## What it's used for here

Outline of the career and of the modern claims; each point should be traced to the chronicles.

## Cited by on this site 15 records

[Indonesia, as the coastal state in whose territorial waters the wreck lies.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/answers/ANS0D2BHPQJ5GHA/indonesia-as-the-coastal-state-in-whose-territorial-waters)

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[Malaysia, as successor to the Malacca sultanate whose treasure the cargo was.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/answers/ANS0D2BHQ760XC6/malaysia-as-successor-to-the-malacca-sultanate-whose)

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[On shoals off the kingdom of Aru, south-east of Pasai, on the night of 20 November 1511 (the modern…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/answers/ANS0D2BHKA63TM5/on-shoals-off-the-kingdom-of-aru-south-east-of-pasai-on-the)

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[The bulk of the Malacca sultan's treasury, with gold, jewels and tribute, amounting to many tons of precious…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/answers/ANS0D2BHMS25AXK/the-bulk-of-the-malacca-sultans-treasury-with-gold-jewels)

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[Drawing of the Frol de la Mar in the Roteiro de Malaca](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/artifacts/ART0D2BHQYM0PE2/drawing-of-the-frol-de-la-mar-in-the-roteiro-de-malaca)

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[The coast of the loss is Indonesian territory; Indonesia has licensed searches.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/evidence/EVD0D2BHPZC4FRK/the-coast-of-the-loss-is-indonesian-territory-indonesia-has)

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[The quantity figures (60 tons of gold; $2.6 billion) are modern treasure-hunters' estimates with no…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/evidence/EVD0D2BHN8P3YEV/the-quantity-figures-60-tons-of-gold-2-6-billion-are-modern)

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[Flagship of Francisco de Almeida at the Battle of Diu](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/events/EVT0D2BHH3W6F6A/flagship-of-francisco-de-almeida-at-the-battle-of-diu)

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[Laden with spices, she leaks and stops two months at Mozambique for repair](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/events/EVT0D2BHGM84H69/laden-with-spices-she-leaks-and-stops-two-months-at)

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[Modern search claims and competing state claims begin](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/events/EVT0D2BHJ344FGM/modern-search-claims-and-competing-state-claims-begin)

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[The Flor de la Mar is built at Lisbon for the India run](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/events/EVT0D2BHGCE775P/the-flor-de-la-mar-is-built-at-lisbon-for-the-india-run)

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[Under João da Nova she is held ten months in the Mozambique Channel by leaks, then kept in the East](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/events/EVT0D2BHGW23WCW/under-joao-da-nova-she-is-held-ten-months-in-the-mozambique)

EVT

[The Flor de la Mar](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar)

The mystery article

MYS

[Where did the Flor de la Mar go down?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/questions/QST0D2BHJJR6EAM/where-did-the-flor-de-la-mar-go-down)

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[Who would own the wreck if it were found?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/questions/QST0D2BHK2C1M60/who-would-own-the-wreck-if-it-were-found)

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