The Atocha was carrying a large amount of treasure, including gold, silver and precious gems as well as tobacco, indigo and ...

Dubbed "The Ship of Gold," this sidewheel steamer sank ... located the mother lode of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de ...

which excavated the wreck (see Explore the Shipwreck). A Spanish galleon similar to the Nuestra Señora de Atocha. In many other cases of disputed ownership, however, only protracted and costly ...