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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. [3]
20 mar 2024 · Centuries after the Spanish galleon ship San José sunk in Colombian waters and nearly a decade after it was initially discovered, the estimated $17 billion shipwreck is set to be recovered as soon as April, according to officials.
9 wrz 2019 · It was on 8 June 1708 that Spanish galleon San José erupted into flames off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia.
19 kwi 2024 · For over three centuries, a Spanish galleon known as the “holy grail” of shipwrecks for its cache of spectacular treasure rested untraced at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea.
6 lis 2023 · San José sank off the Colombian port of Cartagena after a skirmish with the British navy in 1708. Historians believe the ship was carrying an epic treasure trove at the time, including 200 tons of...
4 lis 2022 · The latest photographs and video of the wreck of the San José treasure galleon were released by the Colombian navy on June 6. The ship was loaded with an estimated $17 billion worth of gold,...
21 lis 2023 · The San José, a treasure galleon of the Spanish navy, sank in 1708. A legal battle over ownership of its gold, silver, and gemstones is still underway.
