Cortés wore out his welcome with the Aztecs. They demanded that he return their looted gold and leave. But Cortés had other plans.
The conquistadors are famous for all the gold-looting they did during the 16th century. But La Triste Noche was the night they went too far.
Harold Lasseter claimed to have found a rich gold reef, but was never able to find it’s location a second time. He died looking for it.
Goldbeating has been used for thousands of years to create gold leaf. Learn about the painstaking process of goldbeating in this blog post.
Peter Carl Fabergé crafted the world-famous Fabergé eggs for Russian royalty. Learn the story behind the Fabergé eggs in this blog post.
Zildjian invented modern-day cymbals while searching for a way to turn base metals into gold. Learn the Zildjian company history in this blog post.
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