Mexico City gold was Aztec loot Spanish abandoned as they fled in 1520, tests show
by Reuters in Mexico City from on (#4XQHT)
Analysis of gold bar published a few months before 500th anniversary of battle that forced Corti(C)s to beat a temporary retreat
A new scientific analysis of a large gold bar found decades ago in downtown Mexico City has confirmed it was part of the plunder Spanish conquistadors abandoned as they beat a temporary retreat from the Aztec capital.
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