# Reuters 2024: Indigenous groups claim stake in sunken Spanish ship cargo off Colombia

> Reuters, 2024. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. For the Bolivian claims and Spain's stated position in 2024.

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# Indigenous groups claim stake in sunken Spanish ship cargo off Colombia

Reuters, 2024. _Reuters via Daily Maverick, 10 May 2024_.

Reports the request by the Killakas, Carangas and Chichas peoples of Bolivia, through lawyer José María Lancho, that Spain and UNESCO declare the galleon common and shared heritage, and Spain's position that the ship is a state vessel and an underwater grave.

**San José galleon** Web pageChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

For the Bolivian claims and Spain's stated position in 2024.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[The San José remains Spanish state property as a sunken warship with sovereign immunity.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/answers/ANS0D4VYMQ21713/the-san-jose-remains-spanish-state-property-as-a-sunken)

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[The silver is shared heritage of the Bolivian nations whose ancestors mined it at Potosí.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/answers/ANS0D4VYNEG2T3Z/the-silver-is-shared-heritage-of-the-bolivian-nations-whose)

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[Spain treats the ship as a state vessel and an underwater grave not to be exploited commercially.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYMYW5Z69/spain-treats-the-ship-as-a-state-vessel-and-an-underwater)

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[The Killakas, Carangas and Chichas peoples asked Spain and UNESCO in 2024 to declare the galleon common…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon/evidence/EVD0D4VYNPA510R/the-killakas-carangas-and-chichas-peoples-asked-spain-and)

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[The San José galleon](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon)

The mystery article

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Reuters (2024). Indigenous groups claim stake in sunken Spanish ship cargo off Colombia. Reuters via Daily Maverick, 10 May 2024. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-05-10-indigenous-groups-claim-stake-in-sunken-spanish-ship-cargo-off-colombia.md
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