The Protection of Indigenous Populations' Cultural Property in Peru, Mexico and the United States
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POPULATIONS' CULTURAL PROPERTY IN
PERU, MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES
The Governor asked him how much he would give and how soon. Atahualpa
said that he would give a room full of gold. The room measured 22 feet long
by 17 feet wide, and [was to be] filled to a white line half way up its
height-[the line] he described must have been about 1.5 estados [over eight
feet] high. He said that up to this level he would fill the room with various
objects of gold-jars, pots, tiles, and other pieces. He would also give the
entire hut filled twice over with silver. And he would complete this within 2
months.
-Francisco de Xerez, November 1532'
I. INTRODUCTION
This comment will examine current international agreements and
national legislation protecting cultural property as a non-renewable
resource for the indigenous populations, and the modern nations in
which they reside as a whole, of Peru, Mexico, and the United States.
Contemporary law enforcement efforts, as well as their historical de-
velopment, regarding the protection of cultural property in Peru, Mexi-
co, and the United States will be discussed. In addition, this comment
will examine the debate concerning whether a total ban on trade in
1. Francisco de Xerez, the secretary of Francisco Marquis Pizarro, describing the ransom
of Atahualpa Inca, the last Inca ruler, was executed by the Spanish on July 26, 1533. JOHN
HEMMING, THE CONQUEST OF THE INcAs 47-48 (1970). In 1532, Francisco de Xerez, with
Spanish mercenaries, captured Atahualpa at Cajamarca, Peru. After the payment of Atahualpa's
ransom, worth about $50 million by today's bullion standards, the monarch was garroted. Thus
ended the Inca Empire, and began the exploitation of its indigenous population. MICHAEL E.
MOSELEY, THE INCAS AND THNm ANCESTORS 7 (1992).](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.journals/tulcint4&div=21&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)
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