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For centuries, the shipwreck was the stuff of legends, until 2015 when underwater investigators found what they believed to be the San Jose's wreckage. The treasure on board this ship could be ...
The Colombian government said Thursday it will try to raise objects from the 1708 shipwreck of the galleon San Jose, which is believed to contain a cargo worth billions of dollars. The 315-year ...
The Spanish galleon San Jose sank off the Colombian port of Cartagena after its powder magazines detonated during a skirmish with the British in 1708. On board were treasures worth up to $20 ...
The San Jose ... recover the shipwreck quickly and there is an ongoing debate over who owns the treasure. San José: Two new shipwrecks found off Colombian coast (2022) The San Jose was an old ...
Now, a race is underway to recover the shipwreck, with questions pending over who will claim its treasure. The San Jose was built in 1698 for one of the most lucrative trade lanes ever devised in ...
The San José galleon sank off the coast of Colombia ... To further complicate matters, Spain has also claimed a right to the shipwreck, and the Qhara Qhara, an indigenous people native to present ...
The San José galleon was destroyed in 1708, sinking with goods now worth billions. Colombia’s government is planning a recovery, but not everyone wants to see the shipwreck brought to the surface.
Nowhere is this more true than with the San Jose. Believed to be the world’s most expensive shipwreck, it sits at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea near Cartagena, Colombia. However, Colombia isn ...
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 ...