The galleon was the main ship in a treasure fleet carrying gold, silver and other valuable items from Spain’s American colonies to King Philip V. Colombian Ministry of Culture/Handout via Reuters
The galleon was the main ship in a treasure fleet carrying gold, silver and other valuable items from Spain’s American colonies to King Philip V. Colombian Ministry of Culture/Handout via Reuters
300-year mystery ends as Colombia finds treasure galleon San Jose
The San Jose has remained submerged since it sank on June 8, 1708 off the coast of Cartagena even as a legal battle has raged in US, Colombia and Spain over who owns the rights to the sunken treasure.