The treasure was being transported from Peru to Spain to fund the War of the Spanish Succession against Britain and its allies. Gold and silver coins, pearls and gems, claimed to be worth as much as ...

Kings and Generals explores the rise and fall of the Golden Age of Piracy, following the end of the War of Spanish Succession ...

The War of the Spanish Succession concluded with the British Empire taking control of Gibraltar, as well as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in Canada.

News; World news; War of the Spanish Succession; San Jose: 'Holy grail of shipwrecks' carrying £16bn in treasure sparks legal row The confirmation that the wreck of the San Jose, a Spanish ...

Along the coast of Colombia, dozens of gold coins scattered across the ocean floor have been confirmed to have belonged to ...