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FBI returns stolen document signed in 1527 by conquistador

FBI returns stolen 500-year-old document signed by Spanish conquistador to Mexico
Federal investigators returned a 500-year-old document signed by Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador who captured the Aztec empire, to Mexico.
FBI returns 16th-century stolen document signed by conquistador Hernán Cortés to Mexico
The "priceless cultural artifact" was returned to the government of Mexico in a ceremony, according to the FBI.
FBI returns stolen Hernán Cortés manuscript to Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nearly five centuries after Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés signed it and decades after someone swiped it from Mexico’s national archives, the FBI returned a priceless manuscript page to Mexico on Wednesday. The FBI said in a statement that the document had changed hands various times over the years, so no one will be charged.
FBI returns historic manuscript signed by conquistador Cortés to Mexico
The FBI has announced that it has returned to the Mexican government a stolen manuscript signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in the 16th century.
FBI returns stolen conquistador document to Mexico
The FBI has returned a 500-year-old stolen document signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés to Mexico. The manuscript page was penned in 1527 and is one of 15 pages thought to have been swiped from Mexico's national archives between 1985 and 1993, the US investigatory agency said.
A 500-Year-Old Receipt for Supplies to Conquer an Empire Is Returned to Mexico
The document describes payments made for expedition supplies, and was signed by Hernán Cortés, who conquered the Aztecs.
US returns to Mexico stolen manuscript signed by conquistador Hernan Cortes
The U.S. FBI said it had on Wednesday returned to Mexico a stolen manuscript dating back five centuries to the Spanish conquest and signed by its leading military commander, Hernan Cortes.
USA returns stolen 500-year-old conquistador document to Mexico
Hernán Cortés (1485–1547) was a Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire in Mexico. Known for his military strategy and ruthless ambition, Cortés claimed vast territories for Spain, shaping the course of Mesoamerican history and European colonial expansion in the Americas.
Conquistador's Stolen 500-Year-Old Receipt Returns to Mexico
A 500-year-old document bearing the signature of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes has made its way back to Mexico after decades missing, according to the FBI. The manuscript, dated February 20, 1527,

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