The Templar gold
Author | : Ulrich Hinse |
Publisher | : EDITION digital |
Total Pages | : 773 |
Release | : 2020-08-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783965212183 |
ISBN-13 | : 3965212184 |
Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Jaques de Molay, the Grand Master of the Templar Order, was horrified. His order was to be dissolved, the knights arrested and the huge fortune of the French crown to fall. On Friday, October 13, 1307, the vassals of King Philip the Handsome arrested and incarcerated every Templar. Shortly before, three mule caravans with the gold and the archive had left in different directions. A caravan came through Spain to Portugal over arduous paths with many dangers. There the knights decided to sail across the Atlantic Sea and take their gold with them. While half of the knights sailed back to Europe, the other half stayed with the Gold in the rainforest and joined the Chachapoya people.