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600
xocoatl by Mayas and Aztecs in Mexico
Cocoa beans were even used instead of money. A rabbit cost 4 cocoa beans, a salve cost 100 beans -
1519
Chocolate by Aztec Emperor Moctezuna in Spain
When the Spanish explorer Hernan Cortés reached Mexico, he was received with a great ceremony, and offered a thick chocolate drink in a golden goblet. -
1528
Drinking chocolate by Captain James Wadsworth in Mexico
The Spanish added sugar to the chocolate drink and kept the recipe for making chocolate a secret for nearly 100 years.
In the 17th century, drinking chocolate was an expensive luxury. -
Chocolate bar by Fry y sons in Switzerland
The first milk chocolate bars were produced by the company Nestlé. -
Chocolate houses by Francesco Bianco in France and England
Chocolate houses became fashionable places to meet and chat.