Answer · San José galleon
A British shot reached the magazine and the ship blew up.
A British shot reached the magazine and the ship blew up.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The site is a wide debris field with fragmented hull timbers and burnt material.
- British eyewitness accounts describe an explosion; Spanish survivors do too.
What would rule it out
- The surveys show a largely coherent lower hull with cargo stowed in place and no blast signature.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
The questions it answers
Most likelyA British shot reached the magazine and the ship blew up
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). A British shot reached the magazine and the ship blew up. [Answer ANS0D4VYFK05R3K]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4VYFK05R3K
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title = {A British shot reached the magazine and the ship blew up.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D4VYFK05R3K},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4VYFK05R3K}
}