Isla de Muerta

"Have you not heard the stories? Captain Barbossa and his crew of miscreants sail from the dreaded Isla de Muerta. It's an island that cannot be found except by those who already know where it is."

- Jack Sparrow to Will Turner

Isla de Muerta was a mysterious island of the dead. While this phantom isle was located within the Caribbean, the island itself could not be found, except for those who knew where it was. According to legends and lore, Isla de Muerta was the location of the cursed Treasure of Cortés, a prize among all treasures that even Jack Sparrow was interested in finding. Hector Barbossa and his crew of the Black Pearl would find the island and, after being cursed by the treasure, hoarded their loot within the island's caverns. Sometime after the crew's curse was lifted, Isla de Muerta would be swallowed into the sea.'''