Blanca Barragán Moctezuma, historian and descendant of Moctezuma II, and lawyer Jesús Juárez spoke with Carmen Aristegui about the sale of pre-Columbian pieces in France. The Mexican government failed to stop the auction. Mexico, through the Secretariats of Culture and Foreign Affairs, rejected the illegal sale of pre-Columbian art and called on the Millon auction house to suspend the sale. Barragan Moctezuma spoke of the enormous frustration he feels upon learning about the sale of art. "You scream and kick and the authorities are not always willing to support," he said. The lawyer Jesús Juárez also criticized the auction house for the sale of the pre-Columbian pieces.
Why couldn't Mexico stop the pre-Columbian art auction?
2019-09-19T15:08:02.084Z
Blanca Barragán Moctezuma, historian and descendant of Moctezuma II, and lawyer Jesús Juárez spoke with Carmen Aristegui about the sale of pre-Columbian pieces in France. The government of Mex ...
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