Prized Aztec codex returns to Mexico on loan
Summary
A valuable 16th-century Aztec manuscript has been loaned from France's National Library back to Mexico for display. This loan marks the 200-year relationship between France and Mexico, while Mexico continues to seek the manuscript’s permanent return.Key Facts
- The manuscript is from the 16th century and uses pictograms to tell Aztec history.
- It was taken from Mexico to France nearly 200 years ago.
- France’s National Library has held the manuscript for over 100 years.
- The manuscript is now on loan to Mexico for public display in Mexico City.
- The loan commemorates 200 years of diplomatic relations between Mexico and France.
- Mexico wants the manuscript to be returned permanently.
- The manuscript is considered an important cultural and historical document of the Aztec people.
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