And the most significant among these is indeed the San Jose - the veritable Holy Grail of sunken ships. The newspaper estimates the sunk galleon's treasure to be worth up to 20 billion dollars.
The Spanish galleon San Jose — one of the world's great, long-lost sunken ships — has been found. The ship was filled with gold, silver, and other valuables when it sunk in 1708. Three hundred ...
Colombia declared a ‘protected archaeological area’ around a sunken Spanish galleon, San José, laden with gold, silver, and emeralds. Picture: AFP According to a Colombian government filing ...