What the coins of the San José Galleon shipwreck reveal

Researchers have used an unmanned underwater vehicle to carry out a non-intrusive investigation of an 18th-century AD shipwreck in the Colombian Caribbean, revealing it is likely the San José Galleon, the lost flagship of one of the most-important cargo fleets of the Hispanic Monarchy. The study is published in Antiquity.

Jun 10, 2025 - 00:08
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Researchers have used an unmanned underwater vehicle to carry out a non-intrusive investigation of an 18th-century AD shipwreck in the Colombian Caribbean, revealing it is likely the San José Galleon, the lost flagship of one of the most-important cargo fleets of the Hispanic Monarchy. The study is published in Antiquity.