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Spanish explorers brought chocolate back to Spain

Richard Cadbury began putting chocolates in boxes.

The Aztecs and Mayans began making chocolate drinks from cacao beans.

Chocolate was very important to ancient civilizations like the Mayans and the Aztecs who made chocolate drinks from cacao beans and considered the beans to be as valuable as gold.

Sharing chocolate with loved ones on Valentine's Day became popular after Richard Cadbury came up with the idea of putting chocolates in boxes covered with hearts and cupids.

Word of chocolate drinks spread across Europe after Spanish explorers brought chocolate back to Spain in the 1500s.