/kloc-At the beginning of the 8th century, Spain's domestic financial situation became increasingly difficult. 1702, King Philip V ordered the Spanish colonial government in South America to ship the handed-over gold and silver treasures and pay tribute to Seville, Spain. It's risky to do so. This is because crossing the sea to transport these treasures worth tens of billions of francs will inevitably have amazing combat power, not to mention that Spain was at war with Britain at that time and would inevitably be attacked by the enemy.

However, Philippe decided to take a chance. On May 28th, 1702, with Fenander as the first mate, the galleon "San Jose" slowly set sail from Panama and headed for Spanish territorial waters.

However, just as this group of ships sailed into the Azores, a huge British-Dutch joint fleet suddenly appeared. Facing ten Anglo-Dutch fleets composed of 150 warships, Captain Fenander asked the fleet to sail to Vigo Bay for temporary shelter.

According to the situation at that time, the best way was to unload the treasure from the ship and then go to Madrid by land. However, it was stipulated in Spain at that time that everything shipped from South America had to be checked and accepted in Seville first. Obviously, this method won't work.

The "Golden Fleet" could do nothing but stay motionless in Wiki Bay, and it was like this for more than a month. 101October 2 1 day, about 30,000 British and Dutch troops stormed Vigo Bay together. Under the cover of more than 3000 cannons, the Spanish defenders soon collapsed across the board.

Faced with this dilemma, Belasco, commander-in-chief of the "Golden Fleet", made a desperate decision and ordered the burning of the galleon loaded with gold, silver and jewels. Burning galleons and other hit warships ignited Vigo Bay. The British-Dutch Coalition forces that soon took control of the battlefield tried their best to put out the fire. Although several large sailboats were retained in the end, the vast majority of sailboats still did not get rid of the fate of being buried in the sea.

How much treasure are these ships carrying? According to the captured Spanish admiral's estimation, about 4000 ~ 5000 carriages of gold and jewels sank to the bottom of the sea. Although the British later ventured into the sea many times, they only caught a few trophies. Therefore, for a long time, countless treasure hunters have dreamed of finding this treasure.

Up to now, many adventurers can be seen in this sea area near 100 square meter. Some of them have salvaged the empty sunken ship, others have obtained pure emeralds, amethysts, pearls, black dragons and other jewels, and some people are still searching with modern technology and tools. With the passage of time, storms and tides have covered the treasure with thick sediment, and many rumors have added a bit of mystery to the treasure, making the chances of this batch of treasures coming to light less and less.