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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 southwest United States and Mexico.<ref name=dig>Penfield, Thomas, 2004. "Dig Here!: Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of the Southwest". pp 68- 70.</ref> The legend is one of many treasure stories in [[United States|American]] [[folklore]]. Thomas Penfield wrote, "There is not the slimmest thread of reality in this story which is common throughout Mexico and the southwestern United States. There arc some puzzling aspects but the story, nevertheless, adds up to pure legend."<ref name=dig/> |
'''Montezuma's treasure''' is a legendary [[buried treasure]] said to be located in the [[Casa Grande]] ruins or elsewhere in the southwest United States and Mexico.<ref name=dig>Penfield, Thomas, 2004. "Dig Here!: Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of the Southwest". pp 68- 70.</ref> The legend is one of many treasure stories in [[United States|American]] [[folklore]]. Thomas Penfield wrote, "There is not the slimmest thread of reality in this story which is common throughout Mexico and the southwestern United States. There arc some puzzling aspects but the story, nevertheless, adds up to pure legend."<ref name=dig/> |
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Revision as of 22:12, 28 August 2010
Montezuma's treasure is a legendary buried treasure said to be located in the Casa Grande ruins or elsewhere in the southwest 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 the southwestern United States. There arc some puzzling aspects but the story, nevertheless, adds up to pure legend."[1]
One story tells of the 1520 imprisonment of Montezuma by Spanish conquistadors. With the conquistadors demanding a ransom in gold, runners were dispatched to warn tribes to hide their treasures. A labyrinth found in modern times at the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument led to speculation that it might be home to some of the fabled treasure. Extensive excavation of the area, however, has turned up nothing to support the claim.[1]
Newspapers as far back as 1895 [2][3] have been found to publish accounts of those who have claimed to have found this lost treasure.
In March 1981, construction worker in Mexico City discovered a four pound chunk of gold molded to fit inside the armor of a conquistador. His boss handed over the piece, valued at $32,000, to National Institute of Anthropology. Reports at the time linked the find to Montezuma's Treasure.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Penfield, Thomas, 2004. "Dig Here!: Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of the Southwest". pp 68- 70.
- ^ http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=BOPT18950628.2.43
- ^ http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TT18950130.2.32.1
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lBM0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=oyMIAAAAIBAJ&pg=2468,4023161&dq=montezuma%27s-treasure&hl=en