The expedition reaches the Dry Tortugas, a…

June 1513 CE

The expedition reaches the Dry Tortugas, a group of eight small islands in the Gulf of Mexico located about seventy miles one hundred and ten kilometers) west of Key West, on June 21, and captures giant sea turtles, Caribbean monk seals, and thousands of seabirds.

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