A Time Capsule Had Been Hiding In The Washington Monument For Two Centuries

Published on 06/28/2021
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It Was Written In The 1700s

Let us hear more about the two parchments. The pages are clearly old since they came with a yellowish tinge that likely developed through the years. To be specific, they are a few centuries old. The words are now attributed to Joaquin Minguez, a chaplain at the Cathedral of El Burgo de Osma, in 1777.

From The 1700s

It Was Written In The 1700s

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How They Found The Scrolls

After the shocking discovery, Gemma Ramirez got to talk about the experience with the Daily Mail. “The document of the 18th century appeared when we were dismantling the Christ of the cross. The wood is hollow inside, and the sculptor introduced the two [scrolls], which we have found,” she explained.

The Scrolls

How They Found The Scrolls

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