Antonio López
Antonio L. López was a merchant steamship that was built in Scotland in 1882 for the Spanish Compañía Transatlántica Española. A United States Navy auxiliary cruiser sank her in the Spanish–American War when she was trying to run the US blockade to supply materiél to the Spanish garrison on Puerto Rico.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Disaster remains
- Description: historic Spanish ship shipwrecked in Dorado, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Antonio Lopez” and “Antonio Lopez Shipwreck”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School.
Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School
School
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorado and Toa Baja.
Antonio López
- Categories: archaeological site, shipwreck, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.47994° or 18° 28′ 48″ north
Longitude
-66.23065° or 66° 13′ 50″ west
Open location code
77CMFQH9+XP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wreck
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Antonio López” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Antonio López”
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