Bolivian President <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Evo+Morales&family=editorial&specificpeople=272981 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Evo Morales</a> and <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Queen+Sofia+of+Spain&family=editorial&specificpeople=160333 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Queen Sofia of Spain</a> meet in the Governors Palace on October 16, 2012 in La Paz, Bolivia. Spanish and Bolivian governments signed an agreement to allow the public display in Bolivia of coins minted in Potosi that were part of the treasure discovered in the wreck of the frigate Our Lady of Mercy. This ship was sunk by British warships off Portugal in 1804. It was discovered and its treasure (over 500,000 coins and other artefacts) salvaged by US company Odyssey Marine Exploration in 2007. US courts in Florida upheld a Spanish claim for ownership of the treasure in February 2012 after a lengthy dispute. Bolivia had requested that the coins found in the treasure that were minted in Potosi be returned to Bolivia.
{"Image ImageDescription": "LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - OCTOBER 16:  Bolivian President Evo Morales and Queen Sofia of Spain meet in the Governors Palace on October 16, 2012 in La Paz, Bolivia.  Spanish and Bolivian governments signed an agreement to allow the public display in Bolivia of coins minted in Potosi that were part of the treasure discovered in the wreck of the frigate Our Lady of Mercy. This ship was sunk by British warships off Portugal in 1804. It was discovered and its treasure (over 500,000 coins and other artefacts) salvaged by US company Odyssey Marine Exploration in 2007. US courts in Florida upheld a Spanish claim for ownership of the treasure in February 2012 after a lengthy dispute. Bolivia had requested that the coins found in the treasure that were minted in Potosi be returned to Bolivia. (Photo by James Brunker/Latin Content/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2012 LatinContent"}