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Cortés, Mexico and stolen manuscript

Hernán Cortés manuscript stolen from Mexico’s archives returned after several decades
A priceless manuscript page, bearing the signature of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés from nearly five centuries ago, has been returned to Mexico by the FBI. The document was swiped from Mexico's national archives decades ago, marking a significant recovery for the nation's historical heritage.
US returns to Mexico 500-year-old manuscript signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés
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.
US returns 500-year-old stolen manuscript signed by Hernán Cortés
A stolen manuscript signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés is back in Mexico after being found and returned by US authorities.
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 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.
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.
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.
FBI returns stolen manuscript to the Mexican government
HOUSTON — The FBI’s Houston office announced that the FBI has returned a stolen 16th-century manuscript signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés to the Mexican government.
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.
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, NYPD return stolen Hernán Cortés document to Mexican government
A joint operation between the FBI, the Department of Justice and the New York Police Department resulted in the return of a stolen centuries-old “priceless cultural artifact” to the government of Mexico,
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.
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