400-year-old shipwreck reveals haul of gold, silver, pearls and even parrots (Daily Mail)

- Buen Jesus y Nuestra Senora del Rosario destroyed during storm in 1622

- Loss of fleet brought bank to its knees leading to fall of Spanish Empire

- New technology has enabled remains of galleon to be recovered

"The stunning treasures from a sunken Spanish galleon have been revealed for the first time after the ship was rediscovered nearly 400 years on from its wreck in the Gulf of Mexico.

The loss of the Buen Jesus y Nuestra Senora del Rosario along with seven other ships destroyed the Bank of Madrid - and even contributed to the collapse of the Spanish Empire.

Now deep-sea divers believe they have found its wreck 400m deep, with 17,000 objects on board revealing that it was carrying gold, pearls - and even parrots."

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