Aztec-Era Manuscript Goes on Display in Mexico City After Nearly 200 Years in France

A rare 16th-century manuscript chronicling the rise and fall of the Aztec Empire has gone on public display in Mexico City, according to France 24, nearly two centuries after it was taken to France.

The document, prized by historians for its account of Aztec history, is being shown in Mexico on a loan arrangement, France 24 reported.

Mexican authorities are continuing to press the French government for the manuscript's permanent return, according to the report.

France 24 did not specify further details of the manuscript's title, its current custodian institution in France, or the terms of the loan in the excerpt reviewed.