Cultural Restitution
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Updated March 2025
Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made by Spain, together with other Spanish restitution news. Entries are updated regularly
March 2025
The remains of Fernando Tupac Amaru, the last direct Inca descendant executed in 1781, are to be repatriated by Spain to Cuzco, Peru
June 2024
Spain publishes a list of more than 5,000 items plundered by the Franco regime during the civil war
January 2024
Spain's Minister of Culture has announced a 'review process' of their collections, generating the inevitable heated debate
January 2024
Plans to decolonise Spain's 17 state-run museums has led to accusations of "wokery" and has received a mixed reception from both Socialist and right-wing politicians
January 2024
An expert in heritage studies during the Spanish Civil War is investigating works of art confiscated during the Franco regime, which he compares to looting by the Nazis during WWII
December 2023
Six years after being pulled from sale at auction, a fragment of the Tlaquiltenango Codex, discovered in 1909, has been returned by Spain to Mexico
July 2020
Thirteen 1st cent Roman Amphorae and an 18th cent anchor were discovered during a routine food inspection at a frozen seafood shop in the Spanish city of Santa Pola in the province of Alicante
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