# What did the San José carry when she sank? · San José galleon > Three answers have been proposed. The treasure was divided among the warships and merchantmen; the San José carried a large but not dominant… leads, with… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/questions/QST0D4VYCDE2DFH/what-did-the-san-jose-carry-when-she-sank Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:41+00:00 --- **0** # What did the San José carry when she sank? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·3 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: the treasure was divided among the warships and merchantmen; the San José carried a large but not dominant…** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. The treasure was divided among the warships and merchantmen; the San José carried a large but not dominant… leads, with evidence 2 for: partly supported by its tests. Two are still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet. ## Why it matters Every valuation and every claim assumes a cargo that no one has documented from the registers. The declared cargo of the 1708 fleet exists in the Seville archives; the wreck itself can show what was aboard⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4VY2WR14FB/de-la-explosion-masiva-a-la-mala-reparacion-causas-del)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4VY34J2A9C/the-cobs-in-the-archaeological-context-of-the-san-jose). ## Answers 3 [**The treasure was divided among the warships and merchantmen; the San José carried a large but not dominant…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/answers/ANS0D4VYEKR2R5Z/the-treasure-was-divided-among-the-warships-and-merchantmen) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 2 for Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/answers/ANS0D4VYFB66ZZA/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The flagship carried the bulk of the fleet's treasure, on the order of 11 million pesos in coin plus gold,…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/answers/ANS0D4VYDMG0XYP/the-flagship-carried-the-bulk-of-the-fleets-treasure-on-the) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 2 for, 1 against Still possible ## History 1. 2025[Jaramillo Arango puts forward: the treasure was divided among the warships and merchantmen; the San José carried a large but not dominant…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4VY2WR14FB/de-la-explosion-masiva-a-la-mala-reparacion-causas-del) 1. 2025[Jaramillo Arango: wager's journal says her riches 'must be very great'.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4VY2WR14FB/de-la-explosion-masiva-a-la-mala-reparacion-causas-del)For: The flagship carried the bulk of the fleet's treasure, on the order of 11 million pesos in coin plus gold,… 1. 2025[Vargas Ariza et al.: gold cobs of 1707 lie on the seabed in quantity in the ROV images.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4VY34J2A9C/the-cobs-in-the-archaeological-context-of-the-san-jose)For: The flagship carried the bulk of the fleet's treasure, on the order of 11 million pesos in coin plus gold,… 1. 2025[Jaramillo Arango: the 2025 review describes an overloaded ship carrying Portobelo-fair goods including Chinese porcelain,…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4VY2WR14FB/de-la-explosion-masiva-a-la-mala-reparacion-causas-del)For: The treasure was divided among the warships and merchantmen; the San José carried a large but not dominant… 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/questions/QST0D4VYCDE2DFH/what-did-the-san-jose-carry-when-she-sank%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/questions/QST0D4VYCDE2DFH/what-did-the-san-jose-carry-when-she-sank%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/questions/QST0D4VYCDE2DFH/what-did-the-san-jose-carry-when-she-sank%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/questions/QST0D4VYCDE2DFH/what-did-the-san-jose-carry-when-she-sank%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/questions/QST0D4VYCDE2DFH/what-did-the-san-jose-carry-when-she-sank%23add-source) Where it fits San José galleon **What did the San José carry when she sank?** Key question · you're here [Is the 2015 wreck the San José?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/questions/QST0D4VYCX23DBC/is-the-2015-wreck-the-san-jose)Most likely · the wreck is the San José [ Ask a question under this one ]