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A beachcomber exploring sea caves along the north coast of western Oregon, USA discovered timbers from the hull of the Beeswax wreck Spanish galleon that sunk in the Pacific Ocean more than 300 years ago, state officials have just announced. Read more Section: Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later
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Wreckage from 17th Century Spanish Galleon Found Along Oregon Coast
June 24th, 2022 
Awake Goy A beachcomber exploring sea caves along the north coast of western Oregon, USA discovered timbers from the hull of the Beeswax wreck Spanish galleon that sunk in the Pacific Ocean more than 300 years ago, state officials have just announced. Read more Section: Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later
Spanish Galleon ‘Holy Grail of Shipwrecks’ Found – with $17 Billion Booty
May 25th, 2018 Awake Goy Some details have finally been revealed around the discovery, in 2015, of the 62-gun, treasure-loaded Spanish galleon long known as the “holy grail of shipwrecks.” The San José went down with hundreds of sailors and chests of gold, silver and emeralds mined in Peru and worth up to $17 billion in today’s dollars during a 1708 battle […]
