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A gold bar found in Mexico City has been studied and revealed to be made from melted down Aztec treasures. <br>It is thought the bar was produced around 1520 by the Spanish conquistadors but they lost it when trying to flee a rebellion of locals.  <br>Tests found the bar matched the unique signature of Aztec gold.<br>It was found in 1981 along the canal route the Spaniards used to escape the blood-thirsty mob.  <br>Lots of gold was lost during the retreat as the native inhabitants reclaimed the plunder for themselves.   <br>Scroll down for video  <br>         A gold bar (pictured) found in Mexico City has been studied and revealed to be made from melted down Aztec treasures. The bar weighs about 2 kg (4.4 lb) and is 26.2 cm (10.3 inches) long, 5.4 cm (2.1 inches) wide and 1.4 cm (half an inch) thick<br>The Spanish forces of Hernán Cortés were welcomed into the city by Emperor Moctezuma in 1520 after he famously set his ships ablaze to force his troops inland.<br>Moctezuma was swiftly turned into a prisoner and the Spanish went about pillaging the city.  <br>They forced the Aztecs to melt down treasures to form the large gold bars and Cortes added the bars to the Spanish loot. <br>But the native South Americans rose up against their invaders and forced the Spaniards to flee.  <br>A year later, Cortes would return and lay siege to the city, which was already weakened with supply lines cut and diseases introduced by the Spanish invaders taking a toll.   <br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/sciencetech/article-7631485/Archaeologists-discover-15th-century-tunnel-Mexico-built-Emperor-Montezuma-I.html  Archaeologists discover secret Aztec tunnel adorned with...] [/sciencetech/article-7256533/Daredevil-pilot-captured-camera-flying-worlds-smallest-twin-jet-aircraft-5-000ft.html  Retired BA pilot, 70, swaps jumbo jets for the 'world's...] [/sciencetech/article-7008287/Mexican-Indians-ritually-disfigured-Spaniards-remains.html  Cannibal Aztecs fattened up their Spanish conquistador...] [/sciencetech/article-6846405/Aztec-war-sacrifices-Mexico-point-elusive-royal-tomb.html  Treasure trove of Aztec war sacrifices including a child who...]    <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br>50 shares<br><br><br>A fluorescent X-ray chemical analysis (pictured) was able to pinpoint its creation to between 1519-1520, according to INAH.<br><br>This coincides with the time Cortes ordered gold objects stolen from an Aztec treasury to be melted down into bars for easier transport to Europe<br>         Cortes famously destroyed the ships he and his crew used to sail to Mexico,  [https://cricketnfootballcenter.bookmark.com/best-cm-of-all-time-soccer https://cricketnfootballcenter.bookmark.com/best-cm-of-all-time-soccer] forcing his small army of treasure-hunters to march inland<br><div class="art-ins mol-factbox sciencetech" data-version="2" id="mol-ca9d8ca0-33c8-11ea-b802-c39615450805" website indicate Mexico gold bar came from Spanish retreat