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The '''Emanuel Point shipwrecks''' are two underwater archaeological sites discovered in [[Pensacola Bay]] that are believed to be the remains of 16two 16th-century Spanish ships from the [[Luna expedition]] that sunk in the [[1559]] hurricane.
'''Emanuel Point I''' was discovered in [[1992]] by a Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research team.
'''Emanuel Point II''' was discovered about 1,320 feet from the first site. In summer [[2006]], funded by a $203,368 grant from the Florida Division of Historical Resources, a team from the [[UWF]] [[UWF Division of Anthropology and Archaeology|Division of Anthropology and Archaeology]] discovered a pile of ballast stones, which were later revealed to be covering a well-preserved wooden hull. It was confirmed to be one of Luna's 11-ship fleetin [[2007]].
{{cquote|Less than a dozen ships from this time period have ever been discovered. This is the oldest wreck found to date in the state of Florida and the second oldest in America.|20px|20px|[[Greg Cook]], UWF archaeologist<ref>"New Luna shipwreck confirmed after 450 years." ''Pensacola News Journal'', October 12, 2007.</ref>}}
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