A new book by author Julian Sancton explores the lengthy quest to find the Spanish galleon—and the political firestorm that ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The San José galleon sank off the coast of Colombia in 1708 during a battle with British forces. It contained billions of dollars ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Tuesday, June 10, a study was published in the journal Antiquity, stating that "hand-struck, irregularly shaped coins — known ...
In 1708, the British sank a Spanish galleon—a large war and/or merchant ship used from the 15th through the 17th centuries—off the coast of Colombia. Over three centuries later, its cargo of gold ...