The Spanish galleon San Jose, estimated to be worth approximately £16 billion, was thought to be lost forever after it sank beneath the Caribbean waters over 300 years ago.

Back in 1707, a ship laden with treasure was bound for Cartagena, Colombia, when it was attacked and sank. This was the legendary Spanish galleon San José, considered one of the world’s most ...

The San José, a treasure galleon of the Spanish navy, sank in 1708. A legal battle over ownership of its gold, silver, and gemstones is still underway. ByTom Metcalfe November 21, 2023 •8 min read ...

An underwater mission to investigate a 300-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Colombia has revealed new photos of gold coins. The San José Galleon was sunk in 1708 by a British warship, bringing ...

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 62-gun, three-masted galleon, went down on June 8, 1708, with 600 people on board as well as a treasure of gold, silver and emeralds during a battle with British ships in the War of Spanish ...

The San José Galleon is the only ship that matches these characteristics." Spain, the United States, Bolivian indigenous groups and Colombia have all claimed rights to the shipwreck in past years.

From the BBC World Service: The San José is being hailed as the most valuable shipwreck in the world — it’s a Spanish galleon which sank in the Caribbean more than 300 years ago. Now there ...

At stake is what’s thought to be the most valuable shipwreck in the western hemisphere. When the San José was sunk by the British Navy off the coast of Cartagena in 1708, it was said to be ...

New images reveal treasures aboard ‘holy grail’ shipwreck By Jack Guy, CNN Jun 11, 2025 Updated Jun 12, 2025 Coins known as cobs in the San José galleon shipwreck in the Colombian Caribbean ...

A photo believed to show the shipwreck of San Jose Galleon. (Presidencia de la República – Colombia) Four unmanned vehicles have been deployed to investigate the shipwreck since 2015.