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Mexico wants back stolen Cortés papers auctioned in U S

Mexico wants back stolen Cortés papers auctioned in U.S. Reuters 1 hr ago By Drazen Jorgic and Raúl Cortés Fernández © Reuters/ARCHIVO GENERAL DE LA NACION AGN A Hernan Cortes letter, signed El Marques , to his mines administrator Pedro de Castilleja is seen in Mexico City By Drazen Jorgic and Raúl Cortés Fernández MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - In September, a New York auction house had a rare treasure up for sale: a five-centuries-old letter revealing political intrigue involving Hernán Cortés, the famed leader of the Spanish force that colonized what is modern-day Mexico.

Amateur sleuths traced stolen Cortés papers to U S auctions Mexico wants them back

WorldAmateur sleuths traced stolen Cortés papers to U.S. auctions. Mexico wants them back Drazen Jorgic 1/5 A Hernan Cortes letter, signed El Marques , to his mines administrator Pedro de Castilleja is seen in Mexico City, Mexico July 20, 2010. Archivo General de la Nacion AGN/Courtesy of Maria del Carmen Martinez/Handout via REUTERS Read More In September, a New York auction house had a rare treasure up for sale: a five-centuries-old letter revealing political intrigue involving Hernán Cortés, the famed leader of the Spanish force that colonized what is modern-day Mexico. Cortés papers seldom come to market. The 1521 document, offered by Swann Galleries, was expected to fetch $20,000 to $30,000. That is, until a plucky group of academics in Mexico and Spain helped thwart the sale.

Mexico asks US to return stolen letters written by Hernan Cortes

Mexico asks US to return stolen letters written by Hernan Cortes WION 3 hours ago © Provided by WION In September, a New York auction house had a rare treasure up for sale: a five-centuries-old letter revealing political intrigue involving Hernán Cortés, the famed leader of the Spanish force that colonized what is modern-day Mexico. Cortés papers seldom come to market. The 1521 document, offered by Swann Galleries, was expected to fetch $20,000 to $30,000. That is, until a plucky group of academics in Mexico and Spain helped thwart the sale. Searching online catalogues of global auction houses and mining one of the researchers personal trove of photos of Spanish colonial documents, they traced its provenance to the National Archive of Mexico (AGN), the nation s equivalent of the National Archives in Washington. An image of that 1521 letter captured by a Mormon genealogy project would play a supporting role.

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