The British navy sunk the San Jose galleon which was transporting gold, silver and precious stones to the Spanish court of King Philip V.ĪBC notes that "Spain claims the galleon and its treasure as a 'ship of state' as it belonged to the Spanish navy when it was sunk and is protected as such by United Nations regulations." "Submerged heritage is invaluable, hence the responsibility to protect it until it can be extracted, contributing to the history of Colombia, the Caribbean and the world," she said. She advised that it would be "totally irresponsible" for the treasure to be collected and sold for profit and "a shame for future generations of Colombians". "In this way we protect the treasure, the patrimony of the San Jose galleon."ĪBC reports that arlier this year, Colombian Vice-President Marta Lucía Ramírez said in a statement that any artefacts from the wrecks would be placed in a museum, "which will be a source of pride for Colombia, the Caribbean and the world". "The idea is to recover it and to have sustainable financing mechanisms for future extractions," President Ivan Duque said. The images offer the best-yet view of the treasure that was aboard the San Jose - including gold ingots and coins, cannons made in Seville in 1655 and an intact Chinese dinner service.Īrchaeologists from the navy and government are working to determine the origin of the plates based on inscriptions, the officials said. "We now have two other discoveries in the same area, that show other options for archaeological exploration," navy commander Admiral Gabriel Perez said. The vehicle also discovered two other nearby wrecks - a colonial boat and a schooner thought to be from around the same period as Colombia's war for independence from Spain, some 200 years ago.
👉🏻 /PVR1NJdQcp- Armada de Colombia June 7, 2022 Con equipos de alta tecnología realizamos un trabajo de observación no intrusiva en el fondo del mar donde reposa el Galeón San José, comprobando que este patrimonio de la humanidad se encuentra intacto y no ha sufrido alteraciones por la acción humana.
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