The San José was sunk by British forces on June 8, 1708. In June 1708, the San José and a fleet of 17 other vessels departed the capital of Colombia for Europe laden with gold, silver, and uncut gems.
Considered the world’s richest shipwreck, the San Jose was found off the coast of Colombia in 2015. New research into the gold coins now scattered on the ocean floor offered insights into the ...
Off Colombia’s Caribbean coast, the discovery of the Spanish galleon San José in 2015 reignited the global debate over ...
Recent news reports that the president of Colombia hopes soon to recover treasure from the San José treasure galleon have brought new attention to the much-disputed wreck, which is often described as ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A decade ago, the Colombian government announced the discovery of what was presumed to be the wreckage of ...
Diver treasure hunters uncovered a sunken treasure off the Florida coast, part of the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet.
A Spanish galleon laden with gold that sank to the bottom of the Caribbean off the coast of Colombia more than 300 years ago was found three years ago with the help of an underwater autonomous vehicle ...
A wealth of treasure onboard the “world’s richest shipwreck” is starting to be revealed. Marine archaeologists and the Colombian Navy have recently been studying the sunken remains of a ship that's ...
The San Jose was a marvel of 17th century technology. The Spanish galleon weighed more than a thousand tons, was made of wood reinforced with... The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure The San ...
Treasure hunters had searched for the ship for decades, described by some as the holy grail of shipwrecks CARTAGENA, Colombia: Colombia says it has found the shipwreck of a storied Spanish galleon ...
These historic wrecks offer more than just gold and jewels. From the coast of Namibia to the South China Sea, these ships held riches hidden from time. When the Spanish naval galleon San José sank off ...