La Noche Triste Treasure

La Noche Triste was a significant event during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, where Hernán Cortés and his forces were forced to flee Tenochtitlan after looting a vast amount of gold from Moctezuma II's palace, leaving the treasure lost to history.
#12 I lived in Boston from 1984 to 1994, The Gardner Museum was always my favorite of the many Boston area museums. I've must've visited it at least 40 times. I was actually there the day before the robbery with my then girlfriend. I've always considered myself lucky to be one of the last people to see those stolen works in person.