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| Treasures from the San Jose ship that sank 300 years ago have been found in the Caribbean | |
| 2025-06-12 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Researchers from Colombia have studied coins scattered around the wreckage of a ship that sank in the Caribbean Sea and have obtained evidence that the fragments are part of the Spanish galleon "San Jose" that sank more than 300 years ago. This was reported on June 11 by Live Science magazine.
The wreckage was discovered in 2015 but has only now been identified. Using special underwater equipment, the researchers took detailed photographs of the coins found at the shipwreck site. They were able to establish that the finds included hand-minted, irregularly shaped coins that served as the main currency in Latin America during the Spanish Empire. The coins bear the date of minting and the location of the mint in Peru. Analysis of these features helped to establish the time frame of the shipwreck and determine the route of the sunken vessel. As reported by the Regnum news agency, in December last year, underwater archaeologist Alexandre Monteiro stated that approximately 250 treasure ships were lying in the area of ​​the Azores and Madeira archipelagos, as well as on the Portuguese mainland. As an example, he cited information discovered about the Spanish ship Nossa Senhora do Rosario from 1589, which sank near the Troia Peninsula. According to archival records, the ship was officially carrying 22 tons of gold and silver. | |
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