The Government of Mexico managed to recover 399 cultural pieces of different periods of the pre -Hispanic era, which They were in countries such as France, the United States and Canadaas reported on Friday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE).
Through a statement, the Foreign Ministry explained that the pieces were recovered thanks to the intervention of the Mexico Embassy in France and the consulates in Chicago, Dallas, New York (United States), as well as in Montreal and Vancouver (Canada).
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Among the outstanding objects is a mud pot of Mayan origin, created between the 500 and 900 DC yearswhich was located in Chicago, and a zapoteca stamp that represents a fantastic being, manufactured between 200 and 900 DCwhich was in Dallas.
In addition, An anthropomorphic style figure recovered Ixtlán of the river that dates between 100 and 700 AD. that resided in France; A double -style double camera teotihuacano created between 200 and 750 AD, an Montreal.
Similarly, a turtle zoomorphic figure of the Mesoamerican postclassic period in New York and 12 archaeological pieces of various antiques and areas of the current national territory in Vancouver was found.
The opinions, carried out by specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), confirm that these are pieces belonging to different cultures and different periods of the pre -Hispanic era, including the West of Mexico, the Gulf coast, the central highlands , the Oaxaca area and the Mayan area.
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During the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024), Mexico implemented a series of legal actions and strategies in order to promote the restitution of Mexican cultural heritage which is illegally located abroad, thanks to the joint effort of the Secretariats of Foreign Affairs and Culture.
In 2023, the Permanent Intersecretarial Commission was created against the illicit traffic of goods that are part of the cultural heritage to combat the sale of Mexican archaeological material and facilitate dialogue with museums and private institutions in order to achieve its restitution to the country.
Globally, Mexico’s embassies and consulates recovered about 14 thousand cultural pieces during the previous six -year periodwhich fought auctions in cities such as New York, Paris and Rome, in which stolen objects appear or that belong to the heritage of Mexico, in addition to intensifying demands before foreign governments to recover archaeological and artistic pieces.
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