The San José, sunk by British warships in 1708, has a cargo full of treasure, including 11 million gold coins and 200 tons of silver and emeralds. Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE.

all aboard the Spanish galleon San José. Sunk by the British off the coast of Colombia in 1708, it’s been hailed as the most valuable shipwreck in history. But while the treasure might now be ...

Agence-France Presse and CNN reported the news. The San Jose sank on June 8, 1708, during a battle during the War of Spanish Succession. Its discovery ignited a heated argument between Columbia ...

During the attack, the San José, carrying an estimated 20 billion dollars worth of gold, silver, and jewels sank into the Caribbean Sea. Various countries, governments, and tribes have been ...