Mansfield Cut Underwater Archeological District - Remains - Santa Maria de Yciar

The scattered remains of the wooden vessel named Santa Maria de Yciar are buried off Padre Island, Texas near Mansfield. This vessel, which wrecked in 1554 when part of a treasure flota, lies within the Padre Island National Seashore. The anchor of the Santa Maria de Yciar was found when the Mansfield Channel was dredged in the late 1950s. The original anchor is located on the campus of Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. A life-size replica may be found in the visitor's center of the Padre Island National Seashore. The Santa Maria de Yciar is owned by the State of Texas, Texas Antiquities Committee, and managed by the U.S. Government, National Park Service.