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The most delicious drink was found by Christopher Columbus, but it became popular because of a Spanish Conquistador named, Hernandez Cortez. What is this drink, you ask? No, it is not coffee. It is hot chocolate. In this paper, I will tell you how hot chocolate came to be today and why you need to thank Hernandez Cortez. I will also tell you how it’s different from history.
In 1519, Spanish Conquistador Hernandez Cortez saw King of the Aztecs and almost every single one of the Olmec civilization drinking a thick, brothy, brown drink. The Aztecs called it, “xocoatl” or as the conquistadors called it, “chocolatl.” The drink consisted of ground cacao beans mixed with chili peppers.
In 1502, Christopher Columbus came to America and stopped
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