From the Latin thesaurus , which in turn derives from a Greek word, a treasure is a quantity of money, precious objects or other values that is kept or hidden. The treasures are usually associated with the stories of pirates, where the buccaneers hid chests with gold on islands and other secret places, to be able to go looking for them at the appropriate time.
This concept is also used to express that a person is very good or has unusual values, considering them to be very valuable and worthy of estimation; in the same way, it can be presented to speak of an object that contains a sentimental or intellectual wealth greater than the price to which it is equivalent. For example: "This book is a true treasure, it was printed in 1786 and its cover is laminated in gold . "
The public treasury is the set of financial resources of a State. It can be made up of cash, securities or credits. The state body that is dedicated to the preparation of the budget and its administration is known as the Treasury Department.
The United States Department of the Treasury, created in 1789 to raise financial support for the government, is the most influential body of its kind. The measures taken by the US Treasury tend to have repercussions in much of the world.
The current Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is Tim Geithner, a man of reference in the international economy and who is often listened to by officials of other countries.
Valuable treasures for its history
Throughout history myths have been created about the important legacies of various cultures; many of them refer to certain assets of inestimable cultural value that have been lost or have been buried under rubble after certain catastrophes and that researchers have continued searching for centuries without being able to find them. The following are some of these treasures.
The tomb of Alexander the Great is believed to be in Alexandria or Siwa (Egypt) since after his death in Babylon it was learned that he had been transferred to this land, however archaeologists have not managed to find it to date.
Popular lore assures that a treasure of 20 gold bars is hidden in the Pasocha volcano, which is called the Atahualpa Treasure, which has not yet been found, despite the incessant searches.
Another lost treasure that continues to be sought by specialists is the Spanish galleon that bore the name of "Nuestra Señora del Juncal" and that sank in the waters that separate the coast of Mexico from Havana in the 18th century and has never been known. absolutely nothing about him; This story is irradiated with popular beliefs and statements about those supernatural affairs that take place at sea. It should be mentioned that it is not the only boat that has disappeared without a trace; Another of them is the galleon of Hernán Cortés, which sank full of wealth on the way back from Cuba to Spain.
The tomb where the kings of the Ming Dynasty rest is another of the mysteries that humanity has not yet been able to unravel and despite the fact that it is known for example that Emperor Jianwen was buried in Beijing and his body was tirelessly searched, they have never managed to give with the.