50 Gold Facts that Will Surprise You | Fact Retriever
· In 1511, King Ferdinand of Spain coined the immortal phrase: "Get gold, humanely if possible—but at all hazards, get gold." [2] In 1599, a Spanish governor in Ecuador taxed the Jivaro tribe so excessively that they executed him by pouring molten gold down his throat. This form of execution was also practiced by the Romans and the Spanish Inquisition. [1] Venice introduced the gold du ...