The Colombian Navy just found a real-life sunken treasure chest! The San José galleon spent an astounding 307 years underwater after sinking in Cartagena before it was finally discovered in December 2015.
The General Maritime Directorate teamed up with the navy to do a sweep of the area near the shipwreck and were blown away when TWO MORE SHIPWRECKS were discovered near the San José!
X may mark the spot — but sometimes it’s good to look a little east and west of X, too! Innerestingly, these new shipwrecks are actually speculated to be from two different eras of history — one from the 1500s and the other from the 1800s.
Although nothing is confirmed yet, theories suggest that one of these ships could even be from one of Colombia’s independence battles.
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