# The wreck is the San José.

> Most likely: The wreck is the San José.

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Answer · San José galleon

# The wreck is the San José.

The wreck is the San José.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its 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.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYHSA4K7W/chinese-porcelain-and-jars-on-the-site-are-consistent-with)

Suggestive

FOR

[Gold cobs on the seabed carry Lima mint marks, the arms of Castile and León and the date 1707.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYHHG54YN/gold-cobs-on-the-seabed-carry-lima-mint-marks-the-arms-of)

Supported

FOR

[The authors call the identification an advance, not a conclusion.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYJ144GSS/the-authors-call-the-identification-an-advance-not-a)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Is the 2015 wreck the San José?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/questions/QST0D4VYCX23DBC/is-the-2015-wreck-the-san-jose)

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Most likelyThe wreck is the San José

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