The San Jose was a marvel of 17th century technology. The Spanish galleon weighed more than a thousand tons, was made of wood ...

The trial in Colombia involving treasure hunters determines Spain's sovereign immunity over the Carrera de Indias, amid the ...

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Underwater artifacts make up a small proportion of colonial-era heritage, but as their number increases, the time is ripe for ...

No event of the year has created deeper sympathy or more profoundly stirred the public heart, than the wreck of the steamship San Francisco, and the great loss of life by which it was attended.

Picture: AFP According to a Colombian government filing, the San José carried “the biggest treasure in the history of humanity”. Sea Search Armada claims it discovered the wreck in 1981 and ...