How in hell can they claim the gold when thes stole it from Mexico in the first place, is ridiculous. In that case I want my gold back too, hehe....its that stupid I know.

uk should get it, spoils of war

how can Spain get angry at something they never went looking for finders keepers assholes!

Spain should get the coins back but first have to settle the $500 million dollar exploration, recovery and shipping fee.

This reminds me of the copyrights that some companies file on ideas of ways of doing things, without any technology to actually *implement* them. Then they wait in the shadows for some company to come along, and develop and further enhance the idea. When it becomes financially feasible, they pounce out of the shadows, shouting "copyright infringement!", to reap the benefits of someone else's research and development.

If Spain was actively pursuing this treasure, and it fell in Spain's national border, then *maybe* they could have a case here. But someone else has spent countless millions searching for, and bringing up artifacts from this site. The right thing for Spain to do would be to offer to pay for the salvage, along with something extra, to make it worth the salvager's time and efforts.