Posted on 05/21/2007 4:32:22 PM PDT by nypokerface
Good to see Spanish piracy is still alive and well.
Doesnt anyone expect to work for their wealth any more?
The idea that a spanish vessel lost at sea 400 years ago is somehow spanish property is absurd.
You may have forgotten. The current Spanish government is Socialist. This is SOP for any Socialist government.
Hey Spain, let’s talk about all that gold and other riches you plundered from Latin America.
When did Latin America sink into the ocean? Oh, no, when global warming hits us, we’ll ALL be targets for plundering.
HEAD FOR THE HILLS!
Well, from what I can tell this is SOP for any government. If I ever found such treasure, I would just quietly sell it off over time.
“Finders keepers losers weepers”
And all the STDs they left.
Too funny! You stole the gold after we stole the gold!
Spain and it’s Culture? Minister should both go pi$$ up a rope!!
So can we expect to see Spanish galleons massing off the Florida coast? But wait - hasn’t Spain gone pacifist now?
no just portuguese man-uf-wars (or men-of-war if you prefer).
Why? Admiralty law is pretty clear on that. If it’s a ship of the line, it remains the property of that country in perpetuity.
On the other hand, Spain sent a truly humongous load (about 11 billion in todays dollars) of gold to the Soviet Union for “safekeeping” prior to World War II. Oops.
Outside of admiralty law, it is a well respected concept that if you leave property abandoned, others can take it i.e. adverse possession. There is a good reason for adverse possession laws: They improve the lot of all because they put productive assets to work. The same should hold true for assets. The fact that they are under the sea and 300 years old only reinforces that Spain should not have a claim.
Well, sure. But we’re not outside of admiralty law.
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Considering that Spain plundered most of its gold and silver from others, it has no reason to squawk.
“If I ever found such treasure, I would just quietly sell it off over time.”
Yep that’s what I do.
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