Word: atahuallpa
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Dates: during 1936-1936
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From Roman Catholic Archbishop Maximiliano Crespo of Popayan, Colombia, a Chicago gem syndicate bought for an unrevealed sum the foot-high emerald crown of Our Lady of the Andes, containing 453 jewels seized by Pizarro in the 16th Century from the collection of Atahuallpa, last of the Incas. Exhibited in Manhattan, the crown was appraised at $4,500,000 by its new owners, who have been dickering for it since 1914 when Pope Pius X gave permission for the sale. Colombia will use the proceeds to build a Catholic hospital and orphan asylum at Popayan...