A bit on the history of chocolate...

Through research we now know that the first chocolate formats came in an ancient drink used by the Mesoamerican indigenous cultures. They used it in their religious and social lives as far back as 250-900 AD - known as the Classic Period. The advanced cities of the Mayans included rainforests which allowed the people to harvest the beans. The cocoa tree was called "Cacahuaquchtl" and the chocolate was called "xocoatl", which means "bitter water" when translated. In order to get a good paste to form the base of their drink, they had to first ferment and then roast their beans. Through adding water, chili peppers, cornmeal and other substances, a spicy chocolate drink was created.
The Aztecs then adopted the cocoa when they started to dominate Mesoamerica, using the beans as a type of currency. Due to this integration, chocolate became an integrated part of the Aztec culture. For the Mayans, the drink was typically reserved as royalty, while for the Aztecs, it was reserved for rulers, priests, honored merchants, and decorated soldiers.
It was widely believed that power and wisdom came from eating fruit and beans. With cocoa beans, many people believed that aphrodisiac qualities followed. In 1492, Columbus returned from America with cocoa beans in hand, although they didn't attract any attention at this point. After several returning trips to the Americas, the Europeans began to realize that the beans could indeed be used as a type of currency.
It was by this period that the Aztecs had changed the bitter liquid name of "xocoatl" to their name of "chocolatl," which means "warm liquid". Hernando Cortex Begin started the first cocoa tree plantation in 1519. He created the plantation in the name of Spain and then in 1528 the Spanish King, Charles V, had his first drink of the spicy chocolate. Through the addition of sugar to the beans, Hernando furthered an even greater appreciation of the treat in his homeland. Soon nutmeg, vanilla, cloves and cinnamon, become part of the variations.
Only the Spanish nobility were permitted access to the drink, not any of the lower class or other countries. Once the Spanish monks began to cultivate the beans, however, the rest of the world was given the opportunity to enjoy them. The popularity of chocolate rapidly spread throughout Europe, with many people enjoying its taste, or the ability to use it as a currency.
Since then chocolate has slowly spread throughout the decades and centuries, to become the delicacy it is day. Although the original sacred brew does not hold the same status as it once did as a religious drink or for royalty only, it has over time, improved in taste. Continual research suggests that perhaps chocolate is an aphrodisiac, but it definitely concludes that dark cocoa is part of a healthy diet that can do wonders for the body.