# The flagship carried the bulk of the fleet's treasure, on the order of 11 million pesos in coin plus gold,…

> Still possible: The flagship carried the bulk of the fleet's treasure, on the order of 11 million pesos in coin plus gold, emeralds and goods.

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# The flagship carried the bulk of the fleet's treasure, on the order of 11 million pesos in coin plus gold,…

The flagship carried the bulk of the fleet's treasure, on the order of 11 million pesos in coin plus gold, emeralds and goods.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: two pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The fleet registers show most of the silver and gold loaded in the capitana.
- The site contains dense coin and bullion deposits across the debris field.

## What would rule it out

- Registers show the treasure split across the San Joaquín and merchantmen, with the capitana carrying a minority.

## Evidence 2 for · 1 against

[Gold cobs of 1707 lie on the seabed in quantity in the ROV images.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYE44745M/gold-cobs-of-1707-lie-on-the-seabed-in-quantity-in-the-rov)

Supported

FOR

[Wager's journal says her riches 'must be very great'.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYDWA2CJ3/wagers-journal-says-her-riches-must-be-very-great)

Suggestive

FOR

[The 11 million peso figure is a modern estimate with no published manifest behind it.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYEBY48G6/the-11-million-peso-figure-is-a-modern-estimate-with-no)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What did the San José carry when she sank?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/questions/QST0D4VYCDE2DFH/what-did-the-san-jose-carry-when-she-sank)

Most likelyThe treasure was divided among the warships and merchantmen; the San José carried a large but not dominant…

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