Plot Synopsis

LOST GOLD OF THE AZTECS is a one-hour docuseries that follows three families -- the Dillmans in Utah, the Hoaglands in Nevada, and the Villescases in New Mexico -- determined to break the 500-year-old curse of Emperor Montezuma and find the treasure. Five hundred years ago, Spanish Conquistadors raided the gold-filled land of the Aztecs, but not before Emperor Montezuma, and his people, were able to sneak their mass amounts of wealth North to seven separate locations in what is now the American Southwest. For five centuries, thousands have searched for Montezuma's treasure and the 7 Cities of Gold. The treasure is believed to be made up of an enormous quantity of gold bars, silver, precious stones, jewelry, and other Aztec artifacts. Historians estimate the value of all of these items to be worth over $3 billion dollars. Now, in this series, these three families -- each with a distinct connection to the gold -- are closing in on what they believe is the location of the lost gold. The families search for the treasure on three different properties in three different states. Who will break the curse and find the Aztec Gold?
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On Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT, History Channel premiered "Explosive Discoveries," the season finale of LOST GOLD OF THE AZTECS. In Utah, the Dillmans must be careful not to trigger an Aztec water trap while digging deep into the cave chamber. In New Mexico, after finding a man-made vault, the Villescas family discovers that there are more secrets buried beneath the Fire Pits. Meanwhile, the Miners in Nevada finally bring in explosives to blow open the mystery waiting for them behind the walls of their mine shaft.