A collection of 52 pieces was returned to Mexico by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a total of 52 archaeological pieces to the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). These pieces were voluntarily returned to Mexico by private collections in the United States.
In a statement released by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and INAH, it was reported that the return of this heritage took place this Friday, thanks to the collectors who contacted the Mexican Embassy in the United States and its consulates in New York, Sacramento, and San Francisco.
“Following the reports prepared by specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), it was concluded that, in accordance with the Federal Law on Archaeological, Artistic, and Historical Monuments and Zones, these artifacts belong to the nation’s cultural heritage.
The objects exhibit stylistic features of the Mexica, Teotihuacan, and Zapotec cultures, and were crafted between 500 BCE and 1521 CE,” the text details.
This collection adds to the more than two thousand cultural objects repatriated during the first year of the current administration, all originating from abroad.
The administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum, the text affirms, “has made the defense of cultural heritage and our roots one of the guiding principles of its foreign policy.”
That is why the Mexican government reiterates its commitment to preserving our cultural identity, through the work of the corresponding institutions, in collaboration with international authorities, to combat the illicit trafficking of heritage goods and return them to their places of origin.
Source: OEM
