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Colombia says it has found the shipwreck of a storied Spanish galleon laden with gold and precious stones, three centuries after it was sunk by the British in the Caribbean. Artifacts found in the wreckage of Spanish galleon San Jose are seen in this undated handout photo provided by the Colombian ministry of culture. REUTERS This is the most valuable treasure that has been found in the history of humanity, declared President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday, speaking from the northern port city of Cartagena, close to where experts made the hugely valuable find. Treasure hunters had searched for the ship for decades, and although they found plenty of other wrecks, the San Joses final resting place had remained a mystery until now. The San Jose was sunk in June 1708 near the Islas del Rosario, off Colombias Caribbean coast, during combat with British ships at
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stanley cup A team of Colombian and foreign researchers, including a veteran of the group that discovered the wreck of the Titanic in 1985, studied winds and currents of the Caribbean 307 years ago and delved into colonial archives in Spain and Colombia searching for clues. Experts confirmed
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