# Jaramillo Arango 2025: De la explosión masiva a la mala reparación: causas del hundimiento del galeón San José > Antonio Jaramillo Arango, 2025. 18 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The best current guide to the primary sources and to what the 1708 documents… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4VY2WR14FB/de-la-explosion-masiva-a-la-mala-reparacion-causas-del Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[San José galleon](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon)Jaramillo Arango 2025 **0** # De la explosión masiva a la mala reparación: causas del hundimiento del galeón San José Antonio Jaramillo Arango, 2025. _Anuario de Estudios Americanos 82(1): e1157_. An ICANH historian's review of the archival record of the sinking: Archivo General de Indias files (Santa Fe 293, Indiferente 2609, 2610, 2713), Wager's journal and court-martial papers, and the London Gazette. It weighs the explosion account against a hull failure after poor repairs and favours the latter, and records about 600 dead and 14 documented survivors. **San José galleon** Articledoi: **[10.3989/aeamer.2025.1.1157](https://doi.org/10.3989/aeamer.2025.1.1157)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The best current guide to the primary sources and to what the 1708 documents actually say. ## Cited by on this site 18 records [A British shot reached the magazine and the ship blew up.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/answers/ANS0D4VYFK05R3K/a-british-shot-reached-the-magazine-and-the-ship-blew-up) Answer ANS [The hull, overloaded and badly repaired, opened in the fight and she foundered.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/answers/ANS0D4VYGAE7QHY/the-hull-overloaded-and-badly-repaired-opened-in-the-fight) Answer ANS [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) Answer ANS [The Spanish reports on the loss, Archivo General de Indias](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/artifacts/ART0D4VYTAR2PGB/the-spanish-reports-on-the-loss-archivo-general-de-indias) ART [Wager's journal and the court-martial papers](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/artifacts/ART0D4VYTTC19EG/wagers-journal-and-the-court-martial-papers) ART [Archivo General de Indias files on the 1708 fleet and the Battle of Barú](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0D4VYQMT7TWN/archivo-general-de-indias-files-on-the-1708-fleet-and-the) Dataset DAT [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) Evidence EVD [Only fourteen survivors from about 600 is consistent with either a sudden loss or an explosion.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYGT27NHA/only-fourteen-survivors-from-about-600-is-consistent-with) Evidence EVD [The 2025 review describes an overloaded ship carrying Portobelo-fair goods including Chinese porcelain,…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYF3C4H25/the-2025-review-describes-an-overloaded-ship-carrying) Evidence EVD [The 2025 systematic review of the archives finds the hull-failure reading more plausible.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYGJ80J21/the-2025-systematic-review-of-the-archives-finds-the-hull) Evidence EVD [The Spanish correspondence stresses the ship's poor condition and repairs rather than an explosion.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYG2M43VS/the-spanish-correspondence-stresses-the-ships-poor-condition) Evidence EVD [Wager's journal and the British account describe her blowing up.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYFTT1WT5/wagers-journal-and-the-british-account-describe-her-blowing) Evidence EVD [Wager's journal says her riches 'must be very great'.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYDWA2CJ3/wagers-journal-says-her-riches-must-be-very-great) Evidence EVD [The San José is lost in action with Wager's squadron](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/events/EVT0D4VY9QG3DDK/the-san-jose-is-lost-in-action-with-wagers-squadron) EVT [Charles Wager](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/people/FIG0D4VY8GE0E18/charles-wager) FIG [The San José galleon](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon) The mystery article MYS [What did the San José carry when she sank?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/questions/QST0D4VYCDE2DFH/what-did-the-san-jose-carry-when-she-sank) Question QST [Why did the San José sink?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/questions/QST0D4VYCN82NPV/why-did-the-san-jose-sink) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Jaramillo Arango, A. (2025). De la explosión masiva a la mala reparación: causas del hundimiento del galeón San José. Anuario de Estudios Americanos 82(1): e1157. https://doi.org/10.3989/aeamer.2025.1.1157 ``` [Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.3989/aeamer.2025.1.1157) Key **SRC** 0D4VY2WR14FB Kind Journal article Rights CC-BY-4.0 Checked Against the published article Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4VY2WR14FB/de-la-explosion-masiva-a-la-mala-reparacion-causas-del/csl.json)