Mexico continues to press France for permanent return
2 Sep 17 · 6d ago · 2 articles · 1 source · development 2 of 2
While celebrating the loan, Mexico makes clear it wants France to go further and permanently return the Codex Azcatitlán. The display underscores Mexico's broader push to recover colonial-era cultural objects, with over 16,200 items repatriated from various countries since 2018.
“If it's from Mexico, why isn't it in Mexico?”
Karen Trejo
Claudia Sheinbaum Mexican President
Emmanuel Macron French PresidentRoberto Velasco Mexican Foreign MinisterBibliothèque Nationale (France's National Library) Custodian of the manuscript
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first by France 24 EN, 6d ago · also Deutsche Welle EN, Daily Maverick, Reuters, El Pais English, Smithsonian
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- Aztec manuscript returns to Mexico after two centuries, on loan Deutsche Welle EN · 6d ago
- Centuries-old manuscript narrating Aztec history returns on loan to Mexico Daily Maverick · 6d ago
- The Azcatitlan Codex returns to Mexico from Europe after nearly two centuries El Pais English · 5d ago
- Prized Aztec codex returns to Mexico on loan France 24 EN · 5d ago
- A Rare Aztec Codex Detailing the Rise and Fall of Tenochtitlan Returns to Mexico for the First Time in Nearly Two Centuries Smithsonian · 2d ago
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