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A Bigger Issue Revealed by the Cortés Letter Unbeknownst to many, this letter had long been in possession of the AGN. But it suddenly showed up on the ‘for sale’ list at Swann Galleries, a prestigious  antique auction house  located in New York City. A letter from Cortés to his assistant which was sold for $32,500 in a 2019 auction. ( ) The researchers had been searching auction house websites in multiple countries, on the lookout for Cortés documents specifically. Between 2017 and 2020, several auction houses began offering documents for sale that related in some way to the famed...

MEXICO-CULTURE/THEFT (REPEAT, INSIGHT, TV, PIX):RPT-INSIGHT-Mexico wants back stolen Cortés papers auctioned in U.S.

Mexico wants back stolen Cortés papers auctioned in U.S. Reuters 1 hr ago By Drazen Jorgic and Raúl Cortés Fernández © Reuters/ARCHIVO GENERAL DE LA NACION AGN A Hernan Cortes letter, signed "El Marques", to his mines administrator Pedro de Castilleja is seen in Mexico City By Drazen Jorgic and Raúl Cortés Fernández MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - In September, a New York auction house had a rare treasure up for sale: a five-centuries-old letter revealing political intrigue involving Hernán Cortés, the famed leader of the Spanish force that colonized what is modern-day...

WorldAmateur sleuths traced stolen Cortés papers to U.S. auctions. Mexico wants them back Drazen Jorgic 1/5 A Hernan Cortes letter, signed "El Marques", to his mines administrator Pedro de Castilleja is seen in Mexico City, Mexico July 20, 2010. Archivo General de la Nacion AGN/Courtesy of Maria del Carmen Martinez/Handout via REUTERS Read More In September, a New York auction house had a rare treasure up for sale: a five-centuries-old letter revealing political intrigue involving Hernán Cortés, the famed leader of the Spanish force that colonized what is modern-day Mexico. CortÃÂ...

Mexico asks US to return stolen letters written by Hernan Cortes WION 3 hours ago © Provided by WION In September, a New York auction house had a rare treasure up for sale: a five-centuries-old letter revealing political intrigue involving Hernán Cortés, the famed leader of the Spanish force that colonized what is modern-day Mexico. Cortés papers seldom come to market. The 1521 document, offered by Swann Galleries, was expected to fetch $20,000 to $30,000. That is, until a plucky group of academics in Mexico and Spain helped thwart the sale. Searching online catalogues of global auctio...