Azcatitlan Codex returns to Mexico after 186 years, on loan from France
A 400-year-old illustrated account of Aztec history is back in Mexico for the first time since 1840, on loan from France's national library. The post Azcatitlan Codex returns to Mexico after 186 years, on loan from France appeared first on Mexico News Daily
The Azcatitlan Codex, an illustrated account of Aztec history from the Mexica migration to the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlán, has returned to Mexico after a 186-year loan from France's national library. The codex chronicles the origins, expansion, and collapse of the Mexica world, which built the island capital of Tenochtitlán on Lake Texcoco, now Mexico City.
This temporary return, lasting until December 6, is part of a rare cultural and diplomatic event for Mexico and follows President Claudia Sheinbaum's priority to recover pre-Hispanic and colonial-era objects. The codex is currently on display at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, while Mexico has loaned the Boturini Codex to France for display at the French national library.
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