US EditionA Centuries-Old Map Is Returned to Mexico After It Was Recovered in Santa Fe
The FBI returned a century-old map stolen in 2011, highlighting Mexico's cultural preservation efforts and binational cooperation with the U.S., officials said.
- On Tuesday at the Mexican consulate in Albuquerque, Justin Garris returned the Villa de Santa Fe map to Mexico, saying, `On behalf of the FBI, it is my honor to return this historical artifact to the people of Mexico.`
- After being reported stolen, archivists at the Archivo General de la Nación in Mexico City realized the map was missing, and a librarian at the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library in Santa Fe flagged it for sale.
- Hand-Drawn in the early 1600s, the Santa Fe map shows the town's original layout and Camino Real de Tierra Adentro route, photographed by Manuel García y Griego at Archivo General de la Nación.
- Officials hailed the return as symbolic of Mexico's commitment to preserving heritage and binational cooperation, and museum staff said they were glad to care for the map before its return.
- The return is part of Mexico reclaiming thousands of cultural items in recent years, including a nearly 500-year-old manuscript page signed by Hernán Cortés last month, after years navigating international protocols and FBI custody over the past year.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The FBI returned the historic "Villa de Santa Fe" map, which was reported stolen in 2011, to Mexico during a ceremony in Albuquerque. The FBI released this image of the Villa de Santa Fe map (Courtesy: FBI) "On behalf of the FBI, it is my honor to return this historical artifact to the people of Mexico," said Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office. “The FBI is committed to returnin…
A map drawn up centuries ago, when Spanish settlers consolidated their presence in what is now Mexico and the southwest of the United States, has been returned to the Mexican government, marking the end of an effort of years to bring the historical document back home.
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