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Sun Dec 6, 2015, 10:28 PM

Dec 2015

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Re: A Spanish ship, carrying 'treasure' from Spain’s then colonies in South America, [View all] Ghost Dog Dec 2015 OP

International Maritime Salvage laws apply MohRokTah Dec 2015 #1

Oh, sure, it should be thus. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #4

International waters and salvaged? linuxman Dec 2015 #2

Uh huh. Without negotiation? Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #3

Here ya go.. X_Digger Dec 2015 #6

Dud link. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #13

works for me. spanone Dec 2015 #22

you think colonial powers should still have claim to what JI7 Dec 2015 #5

You know, opening a tab and googling takes thirty seconds. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #7

Yes, exactly (from one perspective), thanks. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #11

Finders, keepers, with a monetary nod to the country wherein found. WinkyDink Dec 2015 #8

Unless this ship was salvaged fron Spanish waters, Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #9

Peruvian descendants of slaves should get it flamingdem Dec 2015 #10

You might well have a very good point there. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #12

Can you fill me in on which other parties suffered? flamingdem Dec 2015 #14

Working-class Spaniards also. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #15

Not the same as being tortured and killed flamingdem Dec 2015 #18

Please read more history, in more intimate detail, flamingdem. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #19

Put yourself in their shoes, what benefit was there to the flamingdem Dec 2015 #20

Personally, I think stolen gold should go back to the original owners... Crystalite Dec 2015 #16

"Stolen treasure": in that case I would mostly agree. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #17

... SidDithers Dec 2015 #21