The Price of Cultural Patrimony: Aztecs Return Home The arrival of Codex Azcatitlán at Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology marks a significant moment in the country's efforts to reclaim its cultural heritage from foreign institutions.
This 16th century manuscript, which tells the story of the Aztec civilization and its downfall through intricate pictograms, has spent nearly two centuries outside Mexico's borders.
The Codex Azcatitlán is one of the most valuable artifacts to be returned to Mexico in recent years, joining a growing list of historical treasures that have been repatriated from institutions like France's Bibliothèque Nationale.