"Letter from Spain's monarch got cracked"
A 500-year-old letter from Spain’s most famous monarch and military commander written in secret codes has been cracked. The letter contains 200 special characters and was deciphered by country’s intelligence agency.
Ferdinand was behind the conquest of Spain and Columbus's journey to the Americas. The letter was having the information on military campaigns in Italy in the early 16th century, and these messages were written in secret codes in case caught by enemies.
"Ferdinand the Aragon's letters have tantalised historians for centuries. "
Spain's Army Museum in Toledo, have this letter containing 200 secret symbols. Almost half a year it took, by the intelligence service to decipher the code.
On going into the details of the letter,it basically contains the instruction for the troop deployment. In the 16th century, it would have taken around 15 days to reach the letter from monarch residency to Italy (commander base).
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Vinamra