Mystery of world's lost treasure worth hundreds of millions and where it might be buried
dailystar.co.ukNATASHA WYNARCZYK takes a closer look at the stories behind some of the world’s vanished valuables... In 1519, Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés arrived in the Aztec Empire and was greeted by Emperor Montezuma II, who offered him precious gold and silver to leave in peace.But after the greedy Spaniards attempted to ransack the city, there was a rebellion and Cortés was forced to flee, dumping the treasure in the waters of Lake Texcoco in Mexico.According to a popular legend, the riches lie on the bottom of the lake - and many have attempted to find it without success.Another story says that 2,000 men retrieved the gold and silver and marched it north, perhaps all the way to southern Utah in the States.Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard,.
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