Mexico claiming Aztec emperor Moctezuma's feather headdress from Austria

Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:28 UTC

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Mexico's president said on Monday that he had given his wife the “almost impossible mission” of persuading Austria to return a feather headdress said to have been worn by Aztec emperor Moctezuma. Read full article

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Don Alberto
“It is unclear exactly how the headdress ended up in Austria, ... historians believe that Emperor Moctezuma gave the plume to Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes who took it to Europe.”

While that is an obvious probabillity, there is also the possibillity that the Austrian archduke who became Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico (10 April 1864 until 19 June 1867) acquired the headdress and sent it to Austria.
Oct 13th, 2020 - 01:34 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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imoyaro
In all fairness, I think it's older than that, the Hapsburgs ruled Spain, as well as Austria from The 1500s to the 1700s and this, like the few remaining Mayan codexes, fell into their hands. Doesn't change the wish of the Mexicans... ;)
Oct 14th, 2020 - 05:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jack Bauer
Probably safer in Austria than in Mexico....
Oct 17th, 2020 - 06:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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