He saw that Montezuma drank cacao mixed with vanilla and spices.Cortez took some cacao home as a gift to the
Spanish King Charles.
In Spain, people began to drink Cortez’s chocolate in a drink with chili peppers.However, the natural taste of cacao was too bitter for most people.To sweeten the drink,
Europeans added sugar to the cacao drink.
As a sweet drink, it became more popular.