The coast of Venezuela plays an important role in the history of colonial occupation, such as pearls exploitation, slavery, settlement and maritime trade, since the beginning of the sixteenth century. The natural morphology of the coast was conducive to the establishment of natural ports. In 2007, a pile of cannons was found by a fisherman in the town of La Sabana to the south-east of the main port of La Guaira. The site presents a group of bronze cannons dated from the second half of the sixteenth to the first half of the seventeenth century; there are also iron cannons. Five guns were extracted illegally and were recovered by the Institute of Cultural Heritage to avoid illegal trade, where they have been restored and preserved. The bronze artillery presents decorated elements which suggest that they were made by at least three different masters from Portugal, Belgium and Germany. The earliest one dates back to 1553 and belongs to a series of pieces founded by masters Remigy de Halut. The recovery of the cannons promoted underwater prospections carried out between 2010 and 2011 in risky areas of looting. The methodology used was based on visual surveys and non-invasive in situ treatment. The surveyed area is located in shallow waters between 2 and 10 m depth. The purpose was the observation of diagnostic elements in order to determine a chronology of the remains. Most of the archaeological materials found are related to an Atlantic ship from the modern period.

自 16 世纪初以来，委内瑞拉海岸在殖民占领的历史中扮演着重要角色，如珍珠开采、奴隶制、定居点和海上贸易。海岸的自然形态有利于天然港口的建立。2007年，一名渔民在拉瓜伊拉主要港口东南部的拉萨瓦纳镇发现了一堆大炮. 该遗址展示了一组 16 世纪下半叶至 17 世纪上半叶的青铜大炮；还有铁炮。五支枪被非法提取并由文化遗产研究所收回，以避免非法贸易，并在那里得到了恢复和保存。青铜火炮呈现出装饰元素，表明它们是由来自葡萄牙、比利时和德国的至少三位不同的大师制作的。最早的可追溯到 1553 年，属于大师Remigy de Halut创立的一系列作品. 大炮的回收促进了 2010 年至 2011 年间在危险的抢劫地区进行的水下勘探。所使用的方法基于视觉调查和非侵入性原位治疗。调查区位于水深2～10m的浅水区。目的是观察诊断元素，以确定遗骸的年表。发现的大部分考古材料都与现代时期的大西洋船只有关。