Where is the fortune of the last great Aztec leader? Has it already been found? Montezuma’s treasure is said to have disappeared in one night. Moctezuma Xocoyotzin asked Hernan Cortez to take three of his children to Spain: Tohualicahualtzin, Telicuarzin, and Xipaguazin later baptized to Pierre, Elizabeth, and Maria.
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Petrossa Treasure Quick Facts
The Petrossa Treasure was discovered in 1837 by two peasants playing on a hill. They sold the treasure to a certain Verussi who disassembled the pieces because they would not fit in boxes. When police came by some pieces were lost already. It was the biggest treasure ever found and remained the biggest until 1922 when Tutankhamun treasure was discovered.
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This video is about history of piracy in the Caribbean.
During the reign of Carol I of Spain, Spain and Portugal have signed a treatise of Tordesillas, with support from the pope allowing only Spanish and Portuguese ships to travel to the Americas.
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