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What is the Father Crespi Collection?

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(01/22/07 2:57 PM)

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Many may not be familiar with what we call the Crespi Collection, but it was/is one of the more amazing collection of artifacts from South & Central America that has every been brought together.

Father Carlos Crespi was a Silesian-monk who lived in Ecuador. He did missionary work among the Indian population in remote valleys during his lifetime.

Crespi received or bought many artifacts from the indigenous people in Ecuador.

When questioned, they told him they had found them in subterranean cave systems in the jungles. As time progressed, many of these relics were brought together and kept in the courtyard of the church Maria Auxiliadora.

Unfortunately, many of the artifacts were destroyed in a fire in 1962 or later when the church was restored. Also, many were lost or wound up with treasure hunters.

After Father Crespi passed away, the remaining artifacts of the original collection were removed and made inaccessible to the public.

Some may still be stored in the cellar archive of the church Maria Auxiliadora.
The age and origin of these items is still unknown today. Father Crespi never tried to classify them. The picture motifs are strange, their meaning not understood. These objects show the pictures of an unknown culture. Were they left by unknown civilizations?

The most well known pieces are tablets made of silver, gold foil or other alloys with unknown letters and mysterious symbols.

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(05/15/07 8:01 AM)

With modern Metalurgy cant they test these metals to determine
method of Smelting, or if it was native metal hammered ect...

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(02/02/08 3:03 PM)

I must say that this whole forum on Father Crespi is excellent. It has truly motivated me to do some serious research on this man. You have given an excellent account here of his life and work. Concise, clear cut, informative. Well Done! Bravo Darling!

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Fabulous Site

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(02/02/08 3:10 PM)

This morning I was doing a bit of on-line research about Father Crespi and I came upon this site. It has audio & video. So if you have sound, turn it up!

http://www.goldlibrary.com/crespi.html

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(02/02/08 4:53 PM)

Very Good LS ... That was a great link with some good video footage ...

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(03/03/08 9:44 PM)

This is my favorite subject. I first read about this collection from the Ancient American magazine article. Does anyone have a copy of the article that you can send me? I lost my issue a while back and I have been looking online for the article but no luck. I don't need the whole issue just the article itself with pictures. It is the issue with the title Ecuador gold with some artifacts shown.

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(03/11/08 7:07 PM)

If you click the link below you can order a photocopy. The magazine itself is out of print and can only be purchased in photocopy form, unless of course you find someone who is selling their own copy.
http://ancientamerican.com/

Lady Sicily

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Last Edited By: Lady Sicily 03/11/08 7:16 PM. Edited 1 times.

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