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San José was a 64-gun, three-masted galleon of the Spanish Armada de la Guardia de la Carrera de las Indias.It was launched in 1698 [1] and sank in battle off Barú Island, just south of Cartagena, Colombia, in 1708, while laden with gold, silver and emeralds worth about US$17 billion as of 2023.
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.. Dubbed ...
The San Jose galleon was owned by the Spanish crown when it was sunk by the British Navy in 1708 (Colombian Armada) However, Colombian Minister of Culture Juan David Correa said the government’s ...
The identity of the shipwreck is in no doubt. From the dive photographs, Colombian marine archaeologists [12] have identified San José by her unique bronze cannons engraved with dolphins. Colombia has claimed the galleon as part of its submerged patrimony and has classified the information regarding the location of the galleon as a state ...
The San Jose was sunk by British navy in 1708 off the Colombian port of Cartagena ‘Holy grail of shipwrecks’ to be raised from the deep – along with $20bn of treasure Skip to main content
Spanish galleon routes (white): West Indies or trans-atlantic route begun in 1492, ... The San Jos é was sunk in 1708 by British forces near Colombian's coasts. Its ...
The San Jose galleon, thought by historians to be carrying one of the largest known unsalvaged collections of maritime treasures, sank in 1708 near the port of Cartagena on Colombia's Caribbean coast.
Most of the economy of the island is devoted to tourism and summer homes, particularly for visitors to its white sand beach. In 1708 Wager's Action took place off its shores, leading to the sinking of the treasure galleon San José. [2] There are a few options to get from Cartagena to Isla Baru. You can take a ferry, bus, taxi or private ...