President Ivan Duque said on Monday that Colombian officials following the destruction of the San Jose galleon have made an exciting discovery.
The San Jose galleon, believed by historians to carry billions of dollars in wealth, sank in 1708 near Cartagena, the Caribbean port of Colombia, according to Reuters.
The Spanish ship caught fire after fighting the British and the 62-gun galleon sank in the Caribbean with around 600 people and treasure on board, the BBC reported in 2019:
The “San José” galleon left the port city of Panama Portobelo at the end of May 1708. It was filled with gold, silver, and precious stones mined in Peru, which was then under Spanish control, and is now worth between $10 billion and dollars. 20 billion. The wealth was reserved for King Philip V of Spain, who relied on his colonies’ resources to finance the Spanish War of Conquest.
A remote-controlled vehicle recently captured video of the wreckage and two more wrecks were found during the operation.
The photos show the treasure San José brought in, including gold bars, coins and cannons built in 1655.
In a post translated on social media on Monday, Duque said: aforementioned Thanks to the work of the Colombian Armada, “We achieved a level of accuracy never before seen in San José Galleon, keeping the World Heritage Site intact and protecting it for later recovery.”
Thanks to the technological teams and Turkey’s efforts, we would like to share this. @ArmadaColombiaWe would be able to achieve a level of precision never before seen by the Galleon San José and sustain and preserve this heritage of humanity in the face of a subsequent landing. pic.twitter.com/wSfjaLWvCP
– Ivan Duque (@IvanDuque) June 6, 2022
Also in another post translated by Duque aforementioned Officers found two more ships, “one belongs to the colonial period, and the other, according to the preliminary analysis, corresponds to the republican period of our history.
Thus, we found two additional shipments: one from the Colonial period, and the other, according to preliminary analysis, corresponding to the Republic Period of our History. This confirms because today @ArmadaColombia Robusta’s son.
– Ivan Duque
(@IvanDuque) June 6, 2022
Colombian Armada generally Footage of a vehicle used to track the shipwreck on Monday. Several artifacts were found half-buried in the sand, including pottery and jugs:
By performing non-invasive observation studies at the bottom of the sea, where Galleon San José is located, with high-tech equipment, we prove that this human heritage is intact and has not been altered by human influence.
https://t.co/RaWXWRvYlQ pic.twitter.com/PVR1NJdQcp
– Armada Colombia (@ArmadaColombia) June 7, 2022
“Using high-tech equipment, we are making non-intrusive underwater observations at the site of the San José Galleon to ensure this World Heritage Site is not damaged or altered by human actions,” said Armada in a statement. .
Source: Breitbart
