New artifacts have been found on the legendary Spanish galleon San Jose, Colombia's government announced Thursday, after the first robotic exploration of the three-century-old shipwreck.

The San José returned fire, but a sudden explosion in her powder magazine split the galleon in two. She sank with most of her 600 crew — and with nearly 200 tons of treasure in her hold.

Centuries after the Spanish galleon ship San José sunk in Colombian waters and nearly a decade after it was initially discovered, the estimated $17 billion shipwreck is set to be recovered as ...

New artifacts have been found on the legendary Spanish galleon San Jose, Colombia's government announced Thursday, after the first robotic exploration of the three-century-old shipwreck.

Discovery of 300-Year-Old Coins May Prove $17 Billion ‘Richest Wreck in History’ Has Been Found The treasure, discovered by researchers, is thought to be from the Spanish galleon ship San ...

New research revealing details of gold coins found aboard a shipwreck off Colombia provides further evidence that the vessel was the San José galleon, a 300-year-old Spanish warship believed to ...

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 iron, and featured three masts and 64 cannons.

The San Jose galleon was owned by the Spanish crown when it was sunk by the British navy near Cartagena in 1708. Only a handful of its 600-strong crew survived.

Colombia sending a deep-water expedition to explore the 300-year-old San José shipwreck. The Spanish galleon, discovered in 2015, is believed to hold treasures worth up to $20 billion.

New artifacts have been found on the legendary Spanish galleon San Jose, Colombia's government announced Thursday, after the first robotic exploration of the three-century-old shipwreck.