The Church Banned Chocolate as a Dangerous Intoxicant for 300 Years
Colonial Americas

The Church Banned Chocolate as a Dangerous Intoxicant for 300 Years

For 300 years, the Catholic Church declared chocolate a dangerous intoxicant that broke religious fasts.

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Colonial Americas16th CenturyCatholic ChurchSpanish EmpireAztec EmpireReligious LawFood HistoryCultural ExchangeMissionary ActivityPapal AuthorityJosé de AcostaPope Clement VIII

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