San José (1631)

Filipe Castro

Introduction

Country: Panama

Place:  San Juan Bay, Pacific Coast

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Dated: 1631

Description of Wreck

San José was a ship from the Armada del Mar del Sur, lost in 1631 on its voyage from Lime, Peru, to Panama. Sticking the bottom on shallow water, it was almost completely salvaged at the time.

Team

This site was salvaged in or around the early 2010s by a treasure hunting company named Investigaciones Marinas del Istmo (IMDI) and the artifacts were divided with the Panamanian government.

To our knowledge, there is no archaeological information published about this site.

References

Robles, F., 2015. “With a Shipwreck Treasure Easier to Reach, a Duel is On,” New York Times, Nov. 30.