Found Spanish treasure ship
Researchers found Spanish treasure ship. Which sank almost 400 years ago in the Gulf of Mexico.
The collapse of the Buen Jesus y Nuestra Senora del Rosario, and seven other ships destroyed the Bank of Madrid and even contributed to the disintegration of the Spanish Empire. team of divers engaged in deep sea diving believes that she found at a depth of 400 meters it is this famous ship. On board the wreck was discovered more than 17,000 items, which are examined, divers have come to the conclusion that the ship was carrying gold, pearls and even parrots.
The place is a wreck at a distance of 400 kilometers from the coast of the Florida Keys. During the search operations were found 39 gold bars and 1,200 silver pesos. In addition, from the bottom were raised more than 6,600 jewels, which were exported to Europe from Venezuela.
This rare pearls that are extracted from a rare type of oyster that lived in South America, but approached the brink of extinction in the early 17th century due to over-exploitation of colonial merchants. In the production of pearls suffered not only the wildlife. It is believed 60,000 Caribbean natives have died while diving for oysters.
In addition to precious metals and precious stones, on the ship were found bones of two birds, presumably sinegolovogo parrot. Parrots are popular pets because of their bright plumage and the ability to mimic human speech, but the remains of birds in the wreck were found for the first time.
Buen Jesus y Nuestra Senora del Rosario was one of 28 Spanish vessels affected by the hurricane Sept. 5, 1622. Eight ships were sunk, killing 500 people team. The treasures on board ships lay at the bottom of almost four centuries. Gold and precious stones from South American colonies were the backbone of the Spanish economy and contributed to the collapse of the almighty disaster colonial empire.
Research at the crash site has been going for more than twenty years with deep technology developed by British engineers. Items that are able to raise from Rosario, are going on display at the headquarters of the company Odyssey Marine Exploration, in the state of Florida.