The Shipwreck That Still Shares its Bounty

True tales from the most interesting place on earth.

Season 2019 Episode 2 | 3m 38s

A Spanish galleon from Manila went down in a storm off the Oregon coast 327 years ago. It was carrying a cargo of beeswax for the Spanish colonies, and that beeswax is still being found on beaches today.

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