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France lends Codex Azcatitlán to Mexico after 186 years

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  • France has lent the 16th-century Codex Azcatitlán to Mexico to mark 200 years of Franco-Mexican relations.
  • The codex is on display in Mexico for the first time in 186 years.
  • It has been housed at France’s Bibliothèque Nationale since 1898.
  • Scholars regard the manuscript as one of the most valuable Aztec historical accounts.