In 2017, a local fisherman led marine archaeologists to a sunken ship off the coast of Sisal in the Gulf of Mexico. After three years of research, the team has finally identified the shipwreck, shedding light on a forgotten and dark episode in Mexican history.

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A shipwreck identified in the Gulf of Mexico has thrown a light on a forgotten and dark episode in Mexican history. Archaeologists have identified a 19th-century slave ship. Before it sank, this

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