This "astronaut" carving on an old Spanish cathedral is not what people think about it

If you've ever watched the television show Ancient Aliens, you've glimpsed the flashy pictures, the narration, and the "proof" of extraterrestrials in art.

Of course, such a show is met with skepticism and humor by the general public, but sometimes there are things in history that very well might point to the evidence of aliens, at least on first glance.

One famous piece of evidence is a photograph of an "astronaut" carved into a 16th-century Spanish cathedral in Salamanca. This cathedral, known as Catedral Nueva, has a very modern look of what looks like a helmet-wearing astronaut on the façade of the entrance.

This space-suit, complete with tubes and boots, shows an accurate depiction of what a man in space would be equipped with. The picture, circulating the internet, could easily cause someone to pause and rethink their position on the validity of ancient aliens.

The construction of the New Cathedral began in 1513 and continued until 1733.

If the creators of this cathedral were able to accurately predict what an astronaut would look like, is it possible that they were in some kind of contact with extraterrestrials?

If we found evidence of alien crafts or science fiction concepts in art from hundreds of years ago, would it mean that we were actually visited by aliens long ago?

That is what Erich von Daniken posited in 1968 with his book Chariots of the Gods. This book championed the concept of the ancient astronaut theory and quickly became a bestseller, bringing the idea of art depicting extraterrestrials into the public consciousness.