First of two parts DURING the 333 years of Spanish rule in the Philippines, real power rested not on the civilian and military leaders but on the friars. They could be found in every parish in the ...

THERE is an estimated £16billion worth of antique treasure tied-up in watery graves with three of the world’s most high-valued shipwrecks. Out of the trio, only one has been found – ...

Over 300 years ago, the Spanish galleon San José "the holy grail of shipwrecks" met a fiery end off the coast of Cartagena, ...

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague will rule over who owns the world’s most valuable sunken ship. In 1708, the ...

How the British sunk San José galleon became the ‘Holy Grail’ of shipwrecks sparking a war over its £13bn treasure ...

The dispute over the $20 billion treasure believe to be aboard the the sunken San José galleon pits Gibson Dunn & Crutcher ...

The San José was sunk by the British more than 300 years ago off the Colombian coast when it contained a huge booty of gold, ...

While the San José is often described as the holy grail of shipwrecks, it is – according to the United Nations - just one of ...

The San José is being hailed as the most valuable shipwreck in the world — it's a Spanish galleon which sank in the Caribbean ...