From the Island Owner to the King

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Second, the recourse by the spokesperson of the Spanish government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the ownership of the sunken ship has also attracted the attention of many people around the world.

In 1492, Columbus discovered the Americas.

In the following centuries, Spain savagely plundered a large amount of gold and silver, precious stones, sugar, coffee, etc. in South America.

Spain used merchant ships or formed a gold fleet to transport these huge wealth back to the Spanish mainland.

The later countries such as Britain, France and the Netherlands are eager to plunder the wealth of the New World, and they will inevitably compete with Spain, which has already achieved the supremacy of the Caribbean Sea. Therefore, various forces are needed to attack the Spaniards. When their own naval strength is insufficient or it is inconvenient to come forward directly, The government and the government aggressively adopted the method of issuing privateer's licenses to encourage private ships to attack merchant ships in West Bleu.

Due to 'legitimate' pirate attacks and sea storms, many Spanish merchant ships and gold carriers sank to the bottom of the sea.

The route from the South American colonies to the Spanish mainland sank a large number of Spanish ships carrying gold, silver, precious stones, sugar, coffee and other materials plundered in the South American colonies.

In addition to the South American colonies to the Spanish mainland this route.

There were also a large number of Spanish ships sunk on the route from the Southeast Asian colonies to the Spanish mainland. Most of these ships were laden with gold, silver, precious stones, pearls and goods plundered from the colonies.

In addition, in 1980, an American marine exploration company called Fortune Saver announced the discovery of a wreck, suspected to be the 17th-century Spanish navy's "Our Lady of Atocha", with a value of up to $400 million on board. of about 300,000 items. Due to the lack of experience of the Spanish government in dealing with such incidents at the time, the wreck wealth was eventually auctioned by salvage companies, and the Spanish government only recovered some of the items through the auction.

There are several reasons, experience and lessons in these aspects. Therefore, in recent years, the Spanish government has actively strengthened the protection of underwater treasures.

In addition to formulating the "Spanish National Underwater Archaeological Heritage Protection Plan", an expert group was set up to develop a Spanish undersea 'treasure map' to determine the specific location and loading of the wreck.

There is also an active pursuit of Spanish vessels salvaged by treasure hunters or treasure hunt companies.

In 2007, the American Odyssey Ocean Exploration Company salvaged the Spanish frigate "Mercedes", which was loaded with 17 tons of treasure, including 590,000 gold coins, silver coins and other gold ornaments, tableware and cultural relics, worth as much as 500 million US dollars, with historical figures The biggest shipwreck wealth ever salvaged from the water.

Since then, the Spanish government, government and Odyssey Ocean Exploration Company have fought a five-year lawsuit over the ownership of the treasure. In the end, a court in Tampa, Florida, ruled that the treasure should be returned to Spain.

However, Spain's successful recovery of the treasure on the "Mercedes" frigate is very rare internationally.

The main reason for the successful recovery of the cultural relics this time is to determine that the wreck of the "Mercedes" is a warship, the warship is the property of the state, and the act of transporting treasures is an act of the state, and Spain legally owns the wreck of the "Mercedes". of ownership.

And many more wrecks and their treasures are sold or auctioned off by treasure hunters or treasure hunt companies.

China's Tang Dynasty sunken ship "Black Stone" was sold to Singapore's "Sentosa" institution as a whole by "Sea Exploration Company" for US$30 million.

More than 1 million pieces of Chinese porcelain from the Kangxi period on the 'Tai Xing' ship, more than 600,000 pieces of 'Hailao porcelain' of inferior quality were smashed, and the remaining 356,000 pieces of porcelain were shipped to Germany for auction, with a total auction price of 30 million Dollar.

In 1985, Mel Fisher and his family finally found the Spanish treasure ship "Madame Atoca". This sunken ship, known as the largest treasure in the sea, has 40 tons of treasure, including nearly 8 tons of gold and 500 kilograms of precious stones. The value of all the treasures is about 400 million US dollars. Mel Fisher became a rich man.

In 1980, an American marine explorer named "Savior of Fortune" salvaged the 17th-century Spanish Navy's "Our Lady of Atocha" with about 300,000 items worth up to $400 million on board. Salvage company auction.

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Chen Rui has very sufficient and conclusive evidence to prove that the 'Lucky Star' is a merchant ship and does not belong to the Spanish state, and the act of transporting treasure is not an act of the state.

And the salvage location is on the high seas, far away from the territorial waters and legal jurisdiction of any country.

Through the provisions of the "International Salvage Law" and related evidence, Chen Rui is very sure of the ownership of the wreck of the 'Lucky Star'.

A series of evidences that Chen Rui showed to reporters that can effectively prove his ownership of the 'Lucky Star' also temporarily silenced the Spanish government and government, but did not give up all the wreck of the 'Lucky Star'.

Not to mention, hundreds of gold coins and 300,000 silver coins are very well preserved, almost intact. The origin, age and characteristics of the coins are different, and they have very high cultural relic value.

Moreover, the 'Lucky Star' is well preserved because it has been buried in the seabed mud for a long time and is isolated from air and seawater immersion and corrosion.

The 'Lucky Star' is a Spanish galleon. As a symbol of Spain's maritime hegemony, it is of great significance to the Spanish people.

Although Spain has changed from what it used to be and has become an ordinary country in Europe, many Spaniards are still proud of Spain's maritime hegemony in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Therefore, in Chen Rui's interview with reporters, he hoped that the overall sale of the "Lucky Star" would attract the attention of many countries, institutions and individuals on the shipwreck.

The first contact with Chen Rui's Prado National Museum in Spain, director Paulo Francisco Reno, accompanied by the staff of the Prado National Museum and the Spanish Embassy in the United States.

In addition to the Prado National Museum in Spain, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Museum in the United Kingdom, and several institutions and individuals have expressed interest in the wreck of the "Lucky Star".