Santa Clara Burro Shoe BAH1995-1829

3D Model

An iron shoe from the sunken 1564 galleon Santa Clara measures 10.9 by 7.8 centimeters and is pierced by three holes per side, all countersunk for nail heads. This relatively small shoe was possibly for a burro, though it is difficult to determine this with certainty. No nails were found, and there is no other evidence of horses or burros from the wreck, which suggests the shoe was part of a cargo of European goods being traded to colonists in the Americas.