Shipment of cocoa beans

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    In 1525, after tasting Emperor Montezuma's favorite drink, conquistador Hernando Cortes sent a shipment of cocoa beans to his emperor, Charles V. And once it was mixed with cane sugar and vanilla, cocoa found favor with the Spanish aristocracy. In France, it was not until the 1615 wedding of Louis XIII to Anne of Austria( the daughter of Phillip II of Spain) that the French court discovered the strange brew known for its revitalizing and aphrodisiacal properties
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