Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Are the Indiana Jones films historically accurate?
by Mark Hughes
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| Indiana Jones and treasure hunters were after the Cross of Coronado, an ornament once belonging to Francisco Coronado. | The Cross of Coronado does not exist. |
| The Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword is a secret religious cult that protects the Holy Grail. | No secret religious cult exists by that name, but if we knew their name they wouldn’t be very secret. |
| The grail is found in the "Canyon of the Crescent Moon." | The "Canyon of the Crescent Moon" is actually the ancient rock city of Petra in Jordan. The building shown in the film is Al Khazneh, literally "The Treasury"; it is the most elaborate building in Petra. |
| Sir Richard, a Knight Templar of the First Crusade, has the eternal task of protecting the grail. | No notable "Sir Richard" was involved with the First Crusade. The Knights Templar was founded after the first crusaders captured Jerusalem; the knights were charged with protecting Christian pilgrims traveling to see holy relics. |
| The Holy Grail can bestow immortality. | The Holy Grail has never been found, so there is no evidence to show it has any powers or gifts to bestow. |
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