Quetzalcoatl - A Pre-Columbian Messiah in Mexico

This fascinating article, originally published in 1889, presents the theory that the ancient Mexican legends of Quetzalcoatl represent a real Christian missionary who sailed to the New World from Europe almost a thousand years before Columbus. The author, Dominick Daly, also names the most likely candidate – the Irish monk Brendan the Navigator.



This 8,000 word article remains as informative and accessible as the day it was written.



Editor's Note: The text has been painstakingly reproduced from the original publication. Blatant typographical errors have been corrected but quaint spellings of the era have been preserved.



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