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Not forgetting what we have already learned, if we turn to the New World, we shall find, strange though it may appear, that the ancient Mexicans and Peruvians worshipped a crucified Savior as did those on the opposite side of the globe. This is utterly amazing considering in those days the limited travel and communication on this planet. Yet there is unmistakably a common denominator behind all these "crucified representative Saviors" that existed thousands of years before the time of Jesus of Nazareth.
This "crucified Savior" of the New World was the virgin-born Quetzalcoate whose crucifixion is represented in the paintings of the "Codex Borgianus," and the "Codex Vaticanus."
These paintings illustrate the religious opinions of the ancient Mexicans, and were copied form the hieroglyphics found in Mexico. The Spaniards destroyed nearly all the books, ancient monuments and paintings which they could find; had it not been for this, much more regarding the religion of the ancient Mexicans would have been handed down to us. Many chapters were also taken, by the Spanish authorities, from the writings of the first historians who wrote on ancient Mexico. All manuscripts had to be inspected previous to being published. Anything found among these heathens resembling the religion of the Christians, was destroyed when possible (Kinsgborough, Mexican Antiquities, vol. vi. pp. 165 and 179).
The first Spanish monks who went to Mexico were surprised to find the crucifix among the heathen inhabitants, and upon inquiring what it meant, were told that it was a representation of Bacob (Quetzalcoate), the Son of God, who was put to death by Eopuco. They said that he was placed on a ben of wood, with his arms stretched out, and that he died there (Kingsborough, Mexican Antiquities, vol. vi. p. 166).
Let us continue our search for truth.