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“Fruit of all the kinds that the country produced were laid before him; he ate very little, but from time to time a liquor prepared from cocoa, and of an aphrodisiac nature, as we were told, was presented to him in golden cups... I observed a number of jars, above fifty, brought in, filled with foaming chocolate of which he took some.”

Quote by Bernal Diaz del Castillo

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Bernal Diaz del Castillo

Bernal Diaz del Castillo, born in 1492 and died in 1585, was a Spanish historian and explorer. His most notable work, 'The Conquest of New Spain', provides a firsthand account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, offering valuable insights into this significant historical event. more

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