Spain claims shipwreck treasure
The Spanish government has demanded that treasure salvaged from a shipwreck in the North Atlantic be handed over, claiming the sunken ship was Spanish.
Some 17 tonnes of gold and silver coins, worth $500m (£255m), was salvaged in May 2007 by a US firm.
Spain is suing the Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration, saying it is the rightful owner of the treasure.
A lawyer for the country said there was "multiple evidence" that the vessel was a famous 19th-Century Spanish galleon.
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Some 17 tonnes of gold and silver coins, worth $500m (£255m), was salvaged in May 2007 by a US firm.
Spain is suing the Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration, saying it is the rightful owner of the treasure.
A lawyer for the country said there was "multiple evidence" that the vessel was a famous 19th-Century Spanish galleon.