The San José was returning to Europe laden with extraordinary wealth meant to fund Spain's war efforts when British warships intercepted it near the fortified port city of Cartagena, Colombia. The ...
Colombian scientists have recovered a cannon, three coins and a porcelain cup from the Caribbean Sea. That's where the Spanish galleon San José sank in 1708. The Colombian culture ministry ...
Treasure hunters have struck gold once again off Florida's coast, recovering over 1,000 silver and gold coins valued at approximately $1 million from an 18th-century Spanish shipwreck. The ...
The 1715 Treasure Fleet, one of Spain’s famed Plate Fleets, has sat shipwrecked off the coast of Florida for over 300 years. This summer, a certified salvage company maneuvered to the fleet and pulled ...
A team of excavators has uncovered a load of long-lost Spanish coins buried for centuries under the surf and sand along a stretch of Florida known as the “Treasure Coast.” This week, shipwreck salvage ...