1715 - July 24 – 1715 Treasure Fleet: A Spanish treasure fleet of 12 ships, under General Don Juan Ubilla, leaves Havana, Cuba for Spain. Seven days later, 11 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida (some centuries later, treasure salvage is found from these wrecks). - November 15 – The Third Barrier Treaty is signed by Britain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic. - Karlsruhe Palace is built, resulting in the town of Karlsruhe growing up around it. - According to Coffee: A Dark History, coffee is first grown this year, in the French colony of Saint-Domingue.
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- July 24 – 1715 Treasure Fleet: A Spanish treasure fleet of 12 ships, under General Don Juan Ubilla, leaves Havana, Cuba for Spain. Seven days later, 11 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida (some centuries later, treasure salvage is found from these wrecks).
- November 15 – The Third Barrier Treaty is signed by Britain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic.
- Karlsruhe Palace is built, resulting in the town of Karlsruhe growing up around it.
- According to Coffee: A Dark History, coffee is first grown this year, in the French colony of Saint-Domingue.