Answer · San José galleon

The wreck is the San José.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests supported it: two pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

Datable material on the site clusters at or just before 1708 (Lima and Mexico cobs to 1707 or 1708).
Armament matches a 64-gun galleon of 1698; founders' marks on cannon match Spanish naval ordnance.
No material postdates 1708.

What would rule it out

Coins or objects securely dated after 1708 in the primary deposit.

Evidence 2 for · 1 against

Chinese porcelain and jars on the site are consistent with the Portobelo fair cargo.

Suggestive

FOR

Gold cobs on the seabed carry Lima mint marks, the arms of Castile and León and the date 1707.

Supported

FOR

The authors call the identification an advance, not a conclusion.

Suggestive

AGAINST

The questions it answers

Is the 2015 wreck the San José?

Part of What did the San José carry when she sank?

Most likelyThe wreck is the San José

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The wreck is the San José. [Answer ANS0D4VYH9P2M1T]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4VYH9P2M1T

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