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  2. Seven Cities of Gold - Wikipedia

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    According to legend, the seven cities of gold referred to Aztec mythology revolving around the Pueblos of the Spanish Nuevo México, modern New Mexico and Southwestern United States. [2] Besides "Cíbola", names associated with similar lost cities of gold also included El Dorado, Paititi, City of the Caesars, Lake Parime at Manoa, Antilia, and ...

  3. List of locations in Pirates of the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    Later, the crew finds cursed Aztec treasure on Isla de Muerta. By removing the golden medallions from their chest, the crew become undead and lose the ability to feel physical pleasure. In order to remove the curse, the crew collect the medallions and return them.

  4. Montezuma's treasure - Wikipedia

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    Montezuma's treasure is a legendary buried treasure said to be located in the Casa Grande ruins or elsewhere in the Southwestern United States and Mexico. [1] The legend is one of many treasure stories in American folklore. Thomas Penfield wrote, "There is not the slimmest thread of reality in this story which is common throughout Mexico and ...

  5. Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire - Wikipedia

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    While in the Axayacatl palace, the conquistadors discovered the secret room where Moctezuma kept the treasure he had inherited from his father. The treasure consisted of a "quantity of golden objects – jewels and plates and ingots". Diaz noted, "The sight of all that wealth dumbfounded me." [49]: 218, 242

  6. 500-year-old mural linked to Aztec god found under layers of ...

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    The faded red paint formed a well-preserved red circle, about 4 inches thick, experts said. Inside, the 3-foot-wide mural, found on three chapel walls, contained a plume of feathers, an ax, a wand ...

  7. Jean Fleury - Wikipedia

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    Jean Fleury (or Florin) (died 1527) was a French naval officer and privateer.He is best known for the capture of two out of the three Spanish galleons carrying the Aztec treasure of Hernán Cortés from Mexico to Spain and one ship from Santo Domingo in 1522. [1]

  8. Metal detectorist ‘never expected’ to find ancient gold ...

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    Metal detectorist ‘never expected’ to find ancient gold treasure — then he found two. Aspen Pflughoeft. August 10, 2023 at 1:17 PM. ... He found a well-preserved 2,000-year-old gold coin ...

  9. San Miguel (1551 shipwreck) - Wikipedia

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    Some of the registered treasure appears to have been salvaged in the following months and was sent to Spain. The ship was 200 toneladas, [1] and was considered to be an excellent vessel, the best of the fleet. It would have been about 23 meters long, with a keel of nearly 15 meters. Many people have searched for the remains of the San Miguel.