The San Jose Galley, which historians believe carried a treasure trove worth billions of dollars, sank in 1708 near the port of Cartagena in the Caribbean of Colombia. Its possible recovery has been the subject of litigation for decades. A remote-controlled vehicle reached a depth of 900 meters, Duke and naval officials said in a video statement, allowing new videos of the wreckage. The vehicle also discovered two other nearby wrecks – a colonial boat and a schooner believed to date to about the same time as Colombia’s war for independence from Spain some 200 years ago. The Colombian navy has found a Spanish shipwreck believed by historians to have carried billions of dollars’ worth of treasure near Carthage. COLOMBIA NATIONAL NAVY / COUNTRYCapture a video released by the Colombian Presidency on June 6, 2022, showing images of the Spanish shipwreck of San Jose, off the coast of Carthage, in the Caribbean Common Caribbean. Colombian Presidency / AFP via Get “We now have two other discoveries in the same area, which show other options for archaeological exploration,” said Navy Commander Admiral Gabriel Pereth. “So the project is just beginning.” The images offer the best view of the treasure in San Jose to date – including gold bars and coins, cannons made in Seville in 1655 and intact Chinese dinner service. A photograph of a leaflet made available to the Colombian National Navy shows objects found during the search for the remains of the San Jose Galley submerged in the Colombian Caribbean Sea, Colombia, published June 7, 2022. NATIONAL NAVY Archaeologists from the navy and government are working to determine the origin of the plaques based on inscriptions, officials said. “The idea is to recover it and have viable funding mechanisms for future mining,” said President Ivan Duque. “In this way we protect the treasure, the heritage of the San Jose galley.” Screenshot of a video released by the Colombian Presidency on June 6, 2022, showing images of the wrecked Spanish galley San Jose off Cartagena in the Caribbean Sea, Colombia. Colombian Presidency / French Agency via Get Spanish galleon San Jose, sunk off the Cartagena de Indias in the 18th century by British pirates and the wreck was found in 2015. COLOMBIA NAVY / INDICATION / Screenshot 2022, showing images of the wrecked Spanish galley San Jose off Cartagena in the Caribbean Sea, Colombia. Colombian Presidency / AFP via Get The Colombian army has unveiled unprecedented images of the wreck of the legendary galley of San Jose, one of the largest in the Spanish Navy, which sank three centuries ago with its extraordinary treasure off the coast of Carai. Colombian Presidency / French Agency via Get A photo of a leaflet made available to the Colombian Navy shows equipment used to search the remains of the San Jose Galley submerged in the Colombian Caribbean Sea, Colombia, issued June 7, 2022.
