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New pictures of coins from a 300-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Colombia help tell the story of the ship's journey.
The San José - a 62-gun Spanish galleon laden with treasure - sank on the night of 8 June 1708 after the ship’s powder ...
A spectacular find off the coast of Colombia has provided a rare glimpse into the riches of one of the most valuable ...
A Spanish ship that sank over 300 years ago with enormous amounts of gold, silver, and emeralds has finally been discovered. Researchers have released underwater images of the shipwreck that prove ...
Three centuries since the San Jose sank to the bottom of the ocean, researchers believe they have identified the 'world's ...
Considered the Holy Grail of all shipwrecks, the Spanish galleon San Jose blew up and sank in 1708 at the hands of British ...
Now that the location of this Holy Grail of treasure ships is known, a fierce legal wrangle has begun. The key question is, ...
Hand-struck, irregularly shaped coins known as cobs in English and macuquinas in Spanish served as the primary currency in the Americas for more than two centuries,” said Daniela Vargas Ariza, lead ...
Discovery of 18th century Spanish galleon sparks £16 billion legal fight - Colombia, Spain, Peru and indigenous communities ...
New research revealing details of gold coins found aboard a shipwreck off Colombia provides further evidence that the vessel ...
“Hand-struck, irregularly shaped coins—known as cobs in English and macuquinas in Spanish—served as the primary currency in ...
The Spanish galleon sank in 1708 and was discovered in 2015, but its true identity remained unconfirmed—until now.