The history of the San José galleon, the 300-year-old sunken ship behind a $10 billion legal battle, known as the 'Holy Grail of Shipwrecks'

• The San José galleon sank off the coast of Colombia in 1708 during a battle with British forces.
• It contained billions of dollars of treasures, by today's estimates.
• A legal battle over the rights to the riches has been ongoing.

The San José galleon, the sunken Spanish warship at the center of a $10 billion legal battle over who has the rights to its treasures, entered its watery grave during a battle with the British in 1708.

The ship took 600 passengers down with it, along with gold coins, pesos, and emeralds worth billions in today's estimates, earning it the nickname the "Holy Grail of Shipwrecks."