Galleons, Gold and Greed: the Quest to Claim an $18bn Shipwreck

Galleons, gold and greed: the quest to claim an $18bn shipwreck

Sunk by the British in 1708, the Spanish galleon San José became the ‘holy grail’ of shipwrecks — how much do we really know about its treasure?

First Coins and Artifacts Retrieved by Colombia From San Jose Shipwreck – Spanish Sunken Galleon Said To Hold a Treasure Worth Billions - Politics, Policy, Political Views

There are sunken treasures, and then there is the legendary shipwreck of the San Jose. Considered by many to be the ‘Holy Grail’ of shipwrecks, we have been reporting on the explorations of the massive treasure since November 2023: The San Jose Galleon, the ‘Biggest Sunken Treasure in History’, Hasn’t Been Salvaged Yet – But It’s Already Causing Dispute in Court. The remains of the Spanish galleon San José, estimated to be worth nearly $20 billi…