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The Victorie Democracy:
The Victoire Democracy
is considered the first and least understood modern democracy. Established by Francois Mission, Thomas Tew and Pare Caraccioli somewhere in the Comoro group, between Madagascar and the east coast of Africa in the late 1690's, the fate of Republic of Libertatia treasury remains a mystery. Following the destruction of the colony by Island natives and the foundering of Mission and his crew while escaping the pillage, no further report of the colonists or any subsequent evidence of the considerable booty they amassed has been recorded.
The Barbados Coffin Enigma:
The Chase Vault
is a 16th century cut stone structure carved into a coral ledge some seven miles from Bridgetown Barbados. For some 96 years between 1724 and 1820 it was the scene of one of the most enimatic recorded mysteries of the 16th Century. Known popularly as the Dancing Coffin mystery or the Chase Horror - the mystery of the moving caskets remains unexplained to this day.
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