The San Jose galleon was believed to be holding gold, silver, gemstones and other treasure worth billions of dollars when it ...

Researchers have confirmed that gold coins recently studied near the wreck of the San Jose, a Spanish galleon sunk off ...

The find has sparked a multi-billion-pound legal battle over ownership of the gold, silver, and emeralds on board, which had lain undisturbed in the Caribbean waters for over 300 years.

New research revealing details of gold coins found aboard a shipwreck off Colombia provides further evidence that the vessel was the San José galleon, a 300-year-old Spanish warship believed to ...

“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.

The treasure, discovered by researchers, is thought to be from the Spanish galleon ship San José, which was sunk by British ...