This is a Colorado legend. Some details are fictional and exaggerated. There was no gold, and Spanish presence at the cave before arrival of other Europeans was limited. Some things like the cross outside the entrance, the windlass and rotted rope, and hammer are historically documented.
We need legends and stories. Our culture thrives because of them. There was an invasion of Colorado by often well meaning people from elsewhere. The rewrite history, claim to debunk myths, and act like cranks. Before our legends and stories are trampled under foot, and discounted by anyone, my intent as a fifth generation Coloradoan is to re-tell these stories, to keep them alive as we knew them, and pass them onto the next generations, to cherish as we did.
It is a shame some people use power of social media to dislike this piece, which is real Colorado history!
Even in the 21st Century, La Caverna del Oro keeps its secrets very well.
It is a Colorado legend.
21 апр 2018
