428: The Shipwreck of the San José & the Quest to Find Its Treasure w/ Julian Sancton

In 1708, during the War of the Spanish Succession, the Spanish galleon San José sailed from South America carrying a vast cargo of gold and silver bound for Spain. Off the coast of present-day Colombia, British ships of war intercepted the galleon in a fierce naval clash. During the battle, the San José exploded and sank, taking its enormous treasure to the bottom of the Caribbean. My guest this week is Julian Sancton, author of Neptune’s Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire. He discusses the circumstances that led to the sinking of the San José and enigmatic Cuban archaeologist Roger Dooley’s determined quest to locate the wreck deep beneath the sea. Follow Julian Sancton:Twitter/X: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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428: The Shipwreck of the San José & the Quest to Find Its Treasure w/ Julian Sancton is an episode from Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast by Erik Rivenes.

This episode is 61:34 long.

This episode was published on Mar 5, 2026.

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