Spanish fleets would load their vessels with treasure from South America and gather the galleons in Havana. The ships would then head north, using the Gulf Stream to propel them back toward Europe.

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The wreck now lies on the floor of a small harbor on the island of Nosy Boraha off the northeast coast of Madagascar, which ...

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Almost 1000 Spanish sailors lost their lives in the battle. Only 11 of San José’s 600 crew and passengers survived the explosion. Commander Santillán went down with his ship.

Almost 1000 Spanish sailors lost their lives in the battle. Only 11 of San José’s 600 crew and passengers survived the explosion. Commander Santillán went down with his ship.

New research revealing details of gold coins found aboard a shipwreck off Colombia provides further evidence that the vessel was the San José galleon, a 300-year-old Spanish warship believed to ...