PadreIsland

PadreIsland
Pa·dre Island (päʹdrē)
A low sandy barrier island off the southern coast of Texas. First charted in 1519, it is famous as a graveyard for Spanish treasure ships wrecked during a hurricane in 1553. Part of the island is a wildlife preserve.

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