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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 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
A Spanish galleon described as “the Holy Grail of shipwrecks” is set to be raised from the ocean floor - along with its treasures which are believed to be worth up to $20bn in today’s money.
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 history of shipwreck discoveries has been wrought with legal battles between individuals, companies, and countries trying to lay claim to a shipwreck and its associated artifacts. One of the most contentious legal battles over a shipwreck's ownership rights is over the Spanish galleon San José which sunk off the coast of Cartagena ...
A US salvage consortium called Glocca Morra claimed to have located the San Jose in 1981, but the Colombian government has disputed this, claiming it independently found the galleon with a team of ...
The San Jose was sunk by British navy in 1708 off the Colombian port of Cartagena ‘Holy grail of shipwrecks’ to be recovered from the deep – along with $20bn of treasure Skip to main content