The Most Famous Lost Treasure Of The Middle Ages

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2 ай бұрын

The long lost treasure of the Aztec Emperor Montezuma has long been believed to have been hidden in America. Freddy Crystal, a prospector, claimed to have had a vision revealing the location of the treasure near a small town in Utah. Despite initial skepticism from the townspeople, Freddy persisted in his search, convinced that the treasure was buried in the cliffs of Johnson Canyon. Over the years, multiple attempts were made to locate the treasure, with various individuals and teams undertaking excavations, facing challenges and encountering mysterious occurrences.
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@jl-xs6ud 2 ай бұрын

"after being hit on the head he had a vision" I think that's called a concussion

@IgorValar Ай бұрын

indeed... so if we wanna get rich lets get beating our heads with heavy metal objects

@The_Phill_A_Blunt Ай бұрын

😂

@bragemogstad7124 Ай бұрын

Clearly this was a mental health issue. Id say this to me, is proof the fact, that if you seek long enough for clues to confirm your obsession, you'll sure find them. Those are to me false forcifiers, that only adds, to confirm the validity of the insane persons obsession or quest to find proof of something obscure that in reality only exists in his head. By coincidence he finds a mountain range that resembles his map. By coincidence at the foot of this mountain there is an ancient grave yard. By coincidence he hit his head 😂

@JohnSmith-br8vh 29 күн бұрын

My friend I lost my 🥛 milk and cookies 🍪 when I read this lmfao im smacked off a blinkerton

@kwanchan6745 20 күн бұрын

its the same with the story of moses some village idiot called moshe wandered off one day, climbed a mountain and fell off it, smacking his head after that he heard the voice of god from a burning bush billions believe this story and call him a prophet, I would call him an ambulance

@waceyseufer7083 2 ай бұрын

Am I the only one who's like, "I'm pirate enough to go find that shit!"

@jlee111776 2 ай бұрын

Exactly. These fear mongering stories are ridiculous...I wish they would admit they have no clue....where it is.

@asburycollins9182 2 ай бұрын

Lets go

@christiaandutoit1094 2 ай бұрын

break that mountain open !!!!!!!

@pkj77 2 ай бұрын

let us know when you get it

@brucecampbell9412 16 сағат бұрын

I will be on that voyage ❤

@EIbereth 2 ай бұрын

Here in Mexico we all know the lost treasure of Tlatoani Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin was found when they built Line 3 of the Metro. It was located in Hidalgo Station, former president José López Portillo confiscated it.

@RogueReplicant Ай бұрын

That was a small part of it. Most of it was probably buried in Estado de México where the Aztecs had Eagle Temples and caves

@DonAshcraft Ай бұрын

And all the stolen treasure is in the adornments of cathedrals in Spain.

@reefratsclark5404 7 күн бұрын

Can can agree with this - Cortez had a inventory list ..Huge gold wheels - birds of gold ..It could have come from Peru

@RogueReplicant 7 күн бұрын

@@reefratsclark5404 Cortez received 2 large discs, as big s cart wheels, one of silver and one of gold. They were NOT Peruvian gold as Aztecs and Incas never had contact.

@cjason123 Ай бұрын

A strangely unshaven man comes to town. Photo of the townfolk: Everyone has beards

@jodienovello5881 2 ай бұрын

Montezuma was not killed by the Spanish, he was stoned to death by his own people. He was eventually taken hostage by the Spanish soldiers, after Cortez had left with a few men to go back to the seaside camp for some reason and when he got back he found out all hell had broken loose. The soldiers ended up being imprisoned inside the palace they had been allowed to stay in, when they took Montezuma. When Cortez got back it was hard for him to get back in, but he eventually did and that's when he found out what happened. the Aztecs were starving them out, and had filled the kings place with his brother. Cortez sent Montezuma out to his people thinking they would pay attention to him. He tried to calm then down, but he had been replaced because he was seen as weak and his own people stoned him to death. The Spanish then made a run for it at night with makeshift bridges of planks of wood to cross the causeways that the Aztecs had broken. but they didn't get far because they were greedy and had tried to take all the treasure with them. the special ops aztec warriors killed nearly all of them, but a few including Cortez , survived and sailed back to Spain. He did of course go back with an armada a few years later, by which time the Aztecs had been nearly wiped out by the smallpox the first Spanish had brought in. This treasure hiding must have happened during the time in between the first discovery of the Aztecs and the second return of Cortez. It certainly was not under the command of Montezuma but his brother. You guys need to watch your history better. Someone else commenting here, it was his nephew. my history program said brother, but it doesn't matter.

@stormriderkaos 2 ай бұрын

Yes thanks. This is kind of The Folklore and Rumour Channel of infotainment and conjecture. NOT "HISTORY."

@Philip-gn8wx 2 ай бұрын

You must have read the same book as me... People being people 💔...

@betomontemayor7369 2 ай бұрын

We don't really know who killed Montezuma. This is just you're opinion.

@michaelfercik3691 Ай бұрын

Past centuries of history were written by the conqueror with no regards to the history of those conquered, is not the true factual history. For all we know, the greedy conquering Spanish might have made greedy conjecture into facts with no real evidence to back it up, just the greed of seeing the gold the Aztecs had displayed with thinking if the Aztecs display this much gold, then they must have enormous amounts of gold hidden away somewhere! I doubt there ever was a treasure, just greedy conjecture erroneously thought of and written as facts. The only proven facts to Montezuma's Treasure STORY is it has morphed into a story that is different from the original Spanish Treasure Seeking Story. Go figure !

@Homeschoolsw6 Ай бұрын

@@betomontemayor7369 Seen and read this same story. Monty's people did kill him.

@sunnytomas8388 2 ай бұрын

You want to find a treasure,and you tell everyone😅😅

@marquesmoring103 Ай бұрын

Rite😮

@jackkennedy70 Ай бұрын

Aztec Gold is cursed

@charlesdaniel2313 20 күн бұрын

He would need help and secrecy..

@michaelleonard4826 2 ай бұрын

Just imagine the amount of gold that former civilizations have hidden through centuries.?.

@kwanchan6745 20 күн бұрын

check for lost coins down the back of your couch

@warwarneverchanges4937 2 ай бұрын

Montezuma looks exactly like Ghadaffi

@lorenzomagbanua9032 Ай бұрын

Exactly

@benjaminblakemore9704 2 ай бұрын

THE WHOLE THEORY BASED ON A VISION FROM FREDDY???? 😢 COMON BRO!!! OMG FK

@howwwwwyyyyy 2 ай бұрын

There were people later on that turned up independently years later who had researched it and were using codecs written at the time

@MrMojoRisin13 2 ай бұрын

Hey, this show caters to people who think that snow is fake lol. What do you want, responsible content??

@jenniferjuniper12 2 ай бұрын

😂😂

@lmb888 2 күн бұрын

What can we all learn from Freddy, the town? 😁

@MysticChronicles712 2 ай бұрын

*A wonderful historical, myth, and hunt adventure!*

@cassieoz1702 2 ай бұрын

Crazy guy driven by rumours, hallucinations and avarice. 🤷‍♀️

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 2 ай бұрын

It was a wonderful story and thrilled watching documentary about myths hunting adventures..thanks🙏 (History Hit) channel.

@johncarter1150 2 ай бұрын

With a ton of treasure.. LOL! History Channel content here.

@AMSTERDAM1966 Ай бұрын

Actualy they made a serie about this: Lost Gold of the Aztecs

@tomking184 2 ай бұрын

Utah is a long long way from Tenochtitlan. Can't see why, if they had an treasure to hide, that the Aztecs would travel that far to hide it.

@texasrefugee7888 2 ай бұрын

They believe anything about gold

@user-rc4mi7hm5r Ай бұрын

They migrated south from around that area and headed back to hide the goods.

@juspete5527 2 күн бұрын

Azland was in Salt Lake City area

@cbrown9555 Ай бұрын

My uncle “corn pop” got kicked in the head by a horse. Had the same visions……😊

@cheaplaughkennedy2318 6 күн бұрын

😂

@Tywithay Ай бұрын

Cowhide Adams is my favorite name in history.

@thomastrain7311 8 күн бұрын

Right up there with curly bill brocious

@carolyncasner4806 2 ай бұрын

They're so focused on gold that they didn't think finding those people was amazing?! Oh, they're 2000years too early boo. What if the Aztec have a different idea what treasure is? What if the bones of those people are the treasure? What if the snail is the treasure? Or the lake? Or the land itself? They are so focused on what they 🤔 think it is they're missing out on everything else

@cattymajiv Ай бұрын

I'm totally with you on that, Carolyn! To me the people themselves are the treasure. They are always portrayed as warlike, but at first they were not. Imagine how beautiful their culture might have been! But we will never know any of the indigenous cultures of the Americas, because they were mostly overwhelmed, so mostly died out. What was left got perverted by Christianity. I'm stunned by the tragedy of what occurred throughout both Americas. ❤

@thomastrain7311 8 күн бұрын

Bad take.

@colettegagnon7107 Ай бұрын

Truly enjoyed this ..thank you..educational. 👍

@scottgarriott3884 Ай бұрын

if they drain the lake they'll find a tunnel that leads (eventually) to collapsed tunnnels on Oak Island. I'm sure of it - and I'm also strangely unshaven.

@vote4dahv411 2 ай бұрын

I can't roll my eyes any harder, and I'm LDS.

@cornecloete69 2 ай бұрын

Lower with down syndrome ? 🧐

@lewiskinser8320 2 ай бұрын

Read the Book Of Mormons then. Ur eyes will roll right on into back of ur head with the tall tales in there

@vote4dahv411 2 ай бұрын

@@lewiskinser8320 I mean you're not wrong. For me it's all of the interpretations that think that it (assuming it took place) in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Utah...

@BMWorner 2 ай бұрын

The Mormons stole a shit ton of gold for that temple, we all know that when researched

@betina1354 Ай бұрын

@@lewiskinser8320 The Book of Mormon is true. If you think there are tall tales, then you lack a testimony of its truth.

@rachelmurray1228 18 күн бұрын

This is so interesting. I believe there are still much treasures still buried over the world.

@Ophanim_Cherub1.4 Ай бұрын

There isn't no curse keeping you from donuts now, is their?

@pilotdave9442 Ай бұрын

Sorry, the side kickstand you show on his bicycle was not invented until 1926. History counts.

@DonAshcraft Ай бұрын

The entire bike is contemporary right down at the vinyl tires not to mention that the old guys London fog raincoat. Geez. Low budget film or what?

@killeresk 2 ай бұрын

Nice show. Very interesting.

@thepeskytraveller3870 2 ай бұрын

I love legends like these! It allows the mind to create the what if's situations. Great stuff for a creative mind. And how I wish I had the guts to go chase after and find treasure!

@majorronaldmandell7835 Ай бұрын

Concrete was not known in the Americas in the 1500s.

@majorronaldmandell7835 Ай бұрын

Wait a minute. . . “He claims both Aztec and Native American ancestry”? What’s the difference. Aztecs are Native Americans.

@jordankennedy3938 10 күн бұрын

Me too give me a legend give me a mystery give me a treasure story and I’m off forming theories of my own I love it.

@mark.083 2 ай бұрын

I love historical documentaries, I love documentaries of all types, and I'm grateful to the ppl of youtube for posting so many. But I do question some of them and their historical accuracy sometimes, never the less they are fun and interesting. But this is more folklore, I mean really? Some guy gets hit in the head and sees things is basis for a documentary?... Well. At least it's not saying Lincon was black... Or a woman!

@cattymajiv Ай бұрын

Or that aliens built the pyramids etc.

@katherinecollins4685 Ай бұрын

Great video

@yaseinbrat94 24 күн бұрын

one of the greatest Red Herring stories since the oak island BS.

@user-uj9ey9yu7f 2 ай бұрын

Shenanigans!

@lmb888 2 күн бұрын

I mean this whole video made my night. Comedy gold.

@kungfu2toe 2 ай бұрын

They claim aztecs stole their own gold 😂

@mylife6453 Ай бұрын

When I was a kid this story was that the gold was melted down by Cortez and taken back to Spain. BTW the route taken north shows crossing the Rio Grande and heading north in land with very little water. Not possible at all. They would have followed the river north. You need to get out and see this country and you would understand.

@thereckoning5488 Ай бұрын

I've seen this country and walked across it. It is definitely possible.

@mylife6453 Ай бұрын

@@thereckoning5488 I don't believe you.

@lmb888 2 күн бұрын

The story, his story, of Freddy himself is special. It's not about lost treasures.

@Whangareitaiji3138 2 ай бұрын

What "lost treasure"? The Spaniards got it all. There is NO evidence it "vanished without a trace". It was melted down and sent to Spain. Really very simple.

@mikeb4256 Ай бұрын

No doubt. The primary mission was gold and riches, the conquest came as a needed byproduct to provide labor for the mines.

@cautious2nd Ай бұрын

It is commonly believed that when gold was first discovered, 500 men guarded it with their lives. As usual, the wealth was seized and hidden by the affluent to maintain their riches, and those who knew about the gold were eliminated.

@morefish469s Ай бұрын

It vanished with very little trace after the United States Army removed a horde of ancient Aztec gold, silver & bronze alloy. I've held one. This was a ranch in New Mexico. There are probably lots of undiscovered hordes that start as far north as the southern Rocky mountains all the way down to the overgrown parts along the Amazon river.

@artcook1976 Ай бұрын

@@morefish469strue ❤️

@morefish469s 11 күн бұрын

I am hearing a cover up. Indiana has Ancient sites that are much like Aztec. They found an Aztec death whistle. I know the Smithsonian lost 14 crates of these ancient artifacts relics.

@dalelange845 Ай бұрын

😮 The true history behind the phrase "Montezuma's revenge".

@johncarter1150 2 ай бұрын

More Joe Smith golden plates... should have dropped this on April 1st.

@nicholasscott1867 Ай бұрын

True or Not, I don't know, but very enjoyable.

@Badgersj 2 ай бұрын

"They were seeing all kinds of ghostly figures..." "Have they awoken an army of Aztec warriors?" That's it. I'm off.

@shodanzuniga Ай бұрын

I believe the theory that the gold was used to found the Mormon church.

@cattymajiv Ай бұрын

Then you would believe anything! All it takes to found a church is people. No money is needed.

@Ambassador_Gkar Ай бұрын

@@cattymajiv Tell that to the Catholics, over their history.

@johnathoncastro 4 күн бұрын

@cattymajiv no money is needed in church just people???? lmao😂 sure buddy....

@museonfilm8919 2 күн бұрын

@@johnathoncastro Exactly, that's why they hand the plate around - so they can get their 'subscriptions'.

@davidnewland2556 Ай бұрын

montezuma's revenge, comes north

@kinvo1982able 15 күн бұрын

The Astez (Mechicans) are actually from that region , they came south into now Mexico area and conquered those people and they brought back their last treasure Home.

@bigdaddyrat7854 Ай бұрын

What kind of prospector rides a bike?

@Stroopwaffe1 Ай бұрын

They brought a SNAIL so to guard the treasure ??? Wtaf ? How did they know fish &wildlife would have such power lol.

@lewispenner4803 Ай бұрын

This comment is ridiculous if you haven't reached that part of the video.

@lewispenner4803 Ай бұрын

Moctezuma is the dudes name.

@michaelcheli5842 Ай бұрын

The spanish conquorors may have melted it down, which would then possibly put it in the hold of a sunken gallion.

@user-zi3ek2qj6l 2 ай бұрын

good video

@markhaseley3304 Ай бұрын

I seriously doubt Aztec gold would have traveled from South America to Utah. it's not like they had highways or alien ships in those days that would have helped them. Likely it is in the norther area of south America at best. There was a whole massive mountain range to hide it. If they actually managed to move a portion of it that far up the continents, it was to perpetuate a ruse. A few token pieces of gold at most to throw anyone off the trail. Jmo.

@oscarduarte2672 Ай бұрын

I think the treasure was all dumped in the lake

@defender6657 13 күн бұрын

Where is this lake located

@davidpicken8788 10 күн бұрын

Great documentary but my god what’s with the 500 adverts

@user-mx1fn5fi9i 2 ай бұрын

Wow

@Naduron0 Ай бұрын

wow i had no idea people DIDNT understand what a dreaming nightmares is it in the 1800 .. -.- want a tip what it is? it is meant when you dream about stuff that makes no sense, like your bed is a ship hangar that has planes on them and you must defend your self against the enemy ship.. yup it has happened me a lot

@minerva-265 Ай бұрын

1:35 One consolation: you have found the Burger King on the street corner. Isn't that also a treasure in itself?

@johnnycrepaul547 Ай бұрын

NO one will ever find the treasure.

@aldouskimadonaarteche5358 Ай бұрын

wow

@1003196110031961 Ай бұрын

If you can differentiate between fact's and entertainment, enjoy.

@damianwodarczyk4627 16 күн бұрын

Strange... I was taught that Montezuma was strained and before that filled a chamber full with gold for the Spaniards

@jadehunter7617 Ай бұрын

I wonder is this town anywhere near blind frog Ranch if you heard about Dwayne Dellinger I think his name is who is looking for this treasure boy is he in for a surprise if he is looking😊

@Cobbmtngirl 17 күн бұрын

Well, I watch a lot of shows on ancient American dwellings & art so I’ll be watching for that petroglyph. And I’ve spent time in that particular area. 😁

@edauvaa1730 Ай бұрын

Sattelites ground penetrating radar could help locate the Aztec haul. If it's there, it'll be found. If it's haunted, then you'll need an Exorcist Catholic Priest to clean out the area before the area is worked.

@roywall8169 2 ай бұрын

Nobody wants to go to Kanab. 😂

@laumoreno7141 2 ай бұрын

NOT Montesuma...MOCTEZUMA. Not Aztalan...AZTLÁN. This, after the introduction.

@aaronvu6292 18 күн бұрын

The very wiseman once said: "Gold is the devil relics."

@arthur1658 Ай бұрын

Why on earth would montezuma take the gold all that way to hide it ? It's way out of his area of influence. If he did hide it, he'd have taken it somewhere much closer. After all, it's not easy to move tons of gold and jewels, so why move it thousands of miles. Answer, you don't. Looks like Freddie was mad after all.

@charlesdaniel2313 20 күн бұрын

Blind Frog Ranch... Is that far away...?

@wuzzer7286 2 ай бұрын

If there is that much gold in there i think i will hire Indiana Jones, he can have a nice cut😁

@gregorybathurst7171 2 ай бұрын

I really can't watch this , im wanting that gold more than those before .

@eljaysworldchannel7253 Ай бұрын

I'm choosing one

@davidrudd9846 Ай бұрын

The American Southwest has attracted guys like Freddy for the 150 years or maybe longer all ways a lost treasure or mine. The stories are in damn near every town and too many to count

@ashleyjudd9741 Ай бұрын

I wonder if I am related to these people as I am also a Judd

@bethbartlett5692 Ай бұрын

🏹 Possibly the best Documentary on the subject. I've wondered why they didn't take more time to focus on the People the Treasures belong to, and to apply Quantum Physics Science to defining the very obvious energies around the subject. One must apply their Higher Mind, rather than assuming through their Lower Mind. ☀️ I hope to see the art of the artifacts, in a Museum owned by and on Aztec land, one day. 🔺☀️🏹

@judithparker4608 2 ай бұрын

IT"S NIT !!

@redwhiteblue7166 Ай бұрын

Treasure has been found!!!! Uranus Missouri!

@jamiecarroll3231 2 ай бұрын

Try using a underwater drone

@johnjetson1307 2 ай бұрын

I believe the treasure is at area 51 0r the grassy knoll

@neillodge9130 Ай бұрын

Great story but I'm not convinced, it going to take a bit more for me to believe in ancient ghosts , maybe I'm just a none believer.

@golgumbazguide...4113 2 ай бұрын

Explore Golgumbaz Deccan india 🇮🇳

@ReinhardAusDieNiederlande 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the laugh, what a bunch of clowns.

@theodoresmith5272 2 ай бұрын

Why? Why do we do this? Cortez needed to defeat the Aztec so the fat king would give them a place to have a port. Sorry but the Aztec didn't didn't value gold very much. Cortez killed matazuma, which destabilized the aztecs. Anyone honestly think apache, Navaho, Comanche or any of the other tribes in this area just let the aztecs walk in there area?

@GrimeyD9800 2 ай бұрын

Moctezuma*

@GrimeyD9800 2 ай бұрын

And technically u are wrong. Cortez didn't kill him, the Aztecs killed him by stoning him to death for the fact that he allowed the Spaniards to come n go all thru Tenochtitlan. So wat the fuck are u talking bout??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@notwilliehorton 2 ай бұрын

It's now been proven that Cortez didn't kill Moctezuma. What actually happened was that the Aztec population grew rather impatient with Moctezuma's indulgence of the Spaniards, and killed him. But, what actually killed most of the Aztecs was Chickenpox; which the Spaniards had brought with them from Europe. When you think about it for a second, the truth actually makes way more sense than the racist tales of 50 Spaniards wiping out 1000s of Aztec warriors, after Cortez had burnt the Aztec emperor's feet off.

@LuckyDogGaming 2 ай бұрын

Why do I feel like I leaned more from your comment than I will by watching the video.

@TerribleShmeltingAccident 2 ай бұрын

WHATS UR POINT

@lmb888 2 күн бұрын

So sorry for your ns.

@JorgeHernandez-qe9wv 23 күн бұрын

Sorry but your talking about the Mexica (me-shi-ca) the descendants of the Aztec people 100s of years before them Cortez conquered the Mexica not the Aztec but nice video

28 күн бұрын

The treasure fell into the lake during La Noche Triste. It saved the conquistadors fleeing the city due to the Indians stopping to collect the loot. Where it went after that is anyone’s guess.

@jonathanrouane9192 11 күн бұрын

Imagine digging for hidden treasures for 2 years, then being told the treasure is actually buried under the spoil heap you made with the dirt. I burst out laughing, and still laughing trying to imagine the look on their faces when he told them. He disappeared without trace ! Just stop, I cant take anymore ! Best laugh all year .

@bunnyhall116 2 ай бұрын

More than likely the spanish got it already, its probably in the san jose at the bottom of the ocean...

@chrisgrill6302 12 күн бұрын

Do all American documentary makers go to the same school? Constant dramatic music, jerking the camera around, banging drums all over the place, jump cuts, needless repetion, flash flash flash... I don't see how they could make it any harder to watch if they tried. TV in the States is a stressful experience.

@lmb888 2 күн бұрын

25:34😅😅😅

@gorillagoldhunters Ай бұрын

Lol Lon child commmmon man the golden snail lol

@jameskelly9800 Ай бұрын

It sound like a story concocted by conquistadors who were unwilling to share the treasure with the Spanish Crown.

@lmb888 2 күн бұрын

This is sacrilege.

@ResinAlchemist2024 Ай бұрын

So the historical basis for this story is a miner with a TBI. 🤔😅

@lmb888 2 күн бұрын

25:34

@thomastrain7311 8 күн бұрын

The aztec gold /treasure is buried under present day mexico city. What part of it that hast already been discovered.

@winoseti 26 күн бұрын

it was already found in a butte on military land

@engste678 2 ай бұрын

You'll be lucky! Spanish took it all !

@samuelj2408 Ай бұрын

So stopped by a snail... Got it.

@jadedjhypsi 9 күн бұрын

From the items they found within that cave, it sounds to me like the Spaniards found the treasure and probably shipped it to their own country. Could even be the sunken Nuestra Señora de Atocha.... =9

@stevenvirdenrasmussen-jone4671 Ай бұрын

The Opening Scenes of the first Indiana Jones movie depicts this event. Aztlan was definitely in that area, the main part of it was to the east. The University of Southern Utah has done extensive work in that area, much of it prior to the construction of Lake Powell. They were very much aware of the fact that there was a huge Native American presence who were forced to migrate South into the Valley of the Sun where they became mercenaries for the Olmec's. They ultimately conquered the peace loving Olmec's and that was the birth of the Aztec Nation.