The San José: The World's Most Valuable Shipwreck

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In 1708, a gigantic Spanish galleon laden with gold, silver and emeralds was blown apart by British cannon fire off the coast of Cartagena. More than 300 sailors went down with it. Three centuries later, the wreck of the San José has resurfaced at the centre of a global legal storm, as nations, corporations and communities clash over who truly owns one of the world's most valuable shipwrecks. To hear all about this, we're joined by Julian Sancton, author of 'Neptune's Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire'. Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore. All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3Media. Dan Snow's History Hit is a History Hit podcast.