# The Spanish reports on the loss, Archivo General de Indias

> Letters from the Cartagena officials, the governor's and the fiscal's reports, and the Count of Vega Florida's account. They describe an overloaded…

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# The Spanish reports on the loss, Archivo General de Indias

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Letters from the Cartagena officials, the governor's and the fiscal's reports, and the Count of Vega Florida's account. They describe an overloaded, poorly repaired ship, the basis of the hull-failure reading.

Jaramillo (quotations and analysis), 1708. CC BY 4.0

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[Where it's published](https://doi.org/10.3989/aeamer.2025.1.1157)

## Where it was made

[Cartagena de Indias](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D4VY6HY2WZR/cartagena-de-indias) · City

## Sources 1

- [De la explosión masiva a la mala reparación: causas del hundimiento del galeón San José](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4VY2WR14FB/de-la-explosion-masiva-a-la-mala-reparacion-causas-del)_SRC_

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Spanish reports on the loss, Archivo General de Indias [Artifact ART0D4VYTAR2PGB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D4VYTAR2PGB
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