San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-13
MANY MILLIONS IN MONEY.
Over a Dozen of Them in Doubloons
Supposed to be Located.


Supposed to be Located.
Written for the LIGHT.
There is a gentleman in this city
who has a project by which he is
expectant of becoming multi
millionaire by the reclamation Of
a treasure long hidden, whose eX-
istence has been known for many
centuries and dates back to the
days of the old Spanish inquisition.
This treasure is in solid gold coin
and contains twelve millions in
Spanish dOubloOns. 1t has not
only been traditional but histOri-
cal that it was buried in the bowels
of the earth within the confines of
building which has withstOCd the
ravages of centuries, and the edi-
flee itself is one of the most histor-
ical interest of any located within
the city where it is situated.
This building is known as that
of the "eX-Inquisition" in the city
of Mexico and is situated in an
angle between the church of San
and it is now used as a medical
college. In this building, which
at that time was a convent, all of
the horrors of the torture were in
flicted and the grOans of the vic
tins were heard to echo through
its long corridors as they were be-
ing subjected to the tOrturings
that rent them limb from limb.
That this institution should now
be converted into a place where
human anatomy is the scien-
tific study without combin-
ing with it the barbarities
incident to those old days
seems singularly appropriate. The
wealth of many of those who came
under the ban of the old inquisi-
ton, and may have been the cause
of the sufrerings of large proper
ton of the wealthy victims, was
cOnfScated and hidden in the con-
fines of the convent. The sum was
almost large enough to be fabu-
lous, and it was known that this
convent was the richest in all Mex
leo, if not in the new world. This
money, all in gold, excited
the cupidity Of many who
sought it, but in vain, for
the monks hid it so obscure
lily and a1rOitly that it never
to this. good day has been found,
although the building has passed
though .many different hand, and
several different forms of govern
ment. In fact it has itself been
cOnfiscated several times but those
who have possessed it have never
been able to find the hidden
treasure.
The late Lorenzo Castro, a we'll
remembered citizen of this city,
who wrote a very interesting work
| on the Antiquities of Mexico re-
| cords the fact that; "Many
| searches have been made for it {;
even a company was formed at one
time to raise the necessary capital
to hunt up the treasure, but up to
this day it has failed" Castro,
himself, is accredited with the be-
| lief that he would be able some
| day to unearth the treasure, but
he was suddenly stricken down by
| death. Since then it is said that
no one has made an attempt to UNI
veil it, but Mr.. Adam Fischer,
| who lives on East Commerce and
| Monumental streets, was quite in
innate with Castro, says that he is
| convinced that he will be able to
| find it if he can obtain the funds
necessary to go to the city and eX-
cavate for it. Mr.. Fisher is aCcred-
tied with a power of divination
but when spoken on the subject
by reporter for the LIGHT said :
81 don't claim any supernatural
power nor to be able by any such
| method to obtain this buried treas
ure."
"But you do expect to reclaim
It?" the reporter said.
"Oh, yes" replied Fischer, "but
in business like manner"
| "HOw?"
at is a we'll known fact the treas
ure is there and there being no
doubt on that score, l propose to
form a company with capital
enough to get grant from the
| Mexican government to eXcavate
for it Systematically and prac-
] tically as we'll as thorough
! ly. Searchers for it here
| tofore have confined their efforts to
| looking in the walls for il All the