Book stores all over New York are famous for selling versions of rare books that are difficult to find. However, it was never expected that a stolen sixteenth document will be discovered in a library in New York, not to mention the provision of a auction.
A stolen document of the National Argument in Paraguay was shown more than thirty years ago at a public auction in January 2025. The sixteenth century document, known as the Hernandaria manuscriptIt was offered to the auction by a library known to sell rare books and antique maps.
The Office of the Public Prosecutor in Manhattan District discovered that the document was at an auction and confiscated it from the book trader. It is not clear how Da’s office became aware of the 13 -page document, and it was not disclosed when it was detained.
What is known is that the library bought the Hernandarias manuscript from the auction exhibitions of Swan in 2013. At that time, at that time, The document estimate was from 5000 to 7,000 dollars. The hammer price for the document was 9500 dollars.
DA’s office did not unveil the name of the library that bought the document from the Swann Auction exhibitions. However, the publications were identified as Martayan Lan Inc. And that the store got a auction document at $ 18,500.
After the document was restored by the DA office and He returned to the Paraguay Consul General in New York This week, Fabiola Torres Vegredo from the Consul General issued a statement.
“The return of this historical manuscript is a useful gesture to friendship and respect between our countries … It symbolizes our joint commitment to preserving cultural heritage and historical memory.” Fabiola Torres Figuero
Interestingly, even after the confiscation of the prosecutor’s office of the region, the auction list continued online until recently.
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The Hernandarias manuscript was still offered for sale at the auction site after its confiscation
The Office of the Prosecutor in New York County will not mention a merchant who owns the Hernandian manuscript. However, the Gothamist He was able to Follow the agent who had the document in their possession. The merchant was Martayan Lan Inc.
When the company was contacted, Sila Martian stated that she was shocked when the DA office called her in January 2025.
“There is no merchant who wants to work with stolen materials.” – Sila Martian
Martian stated that the auction house she bought was not “coming” with their information about how they obtained the document. Regardless, Martayan acquired it and was planning to sell it.
However, according to Gothamist, The Hernandarias manuscript menu was still active on the company’s website even three days ago. Since then, and The list has been disabled.
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What is the Hernandarias manuscript
Hernandarias manuscript is a 13 -page document written on December 12, 1598. It was signed by Hernando Arias de Savedra, The first Criciol government in Rio de la Plata.
Hernando Arias de Savidra was a fundamental role in creating the Hernandarias manuscript. Document The described laws imposed on the indigenous population in the Spanish colony in South America. This Hernandarras manuscript was recorded as a sect of a written document in 1603 in which Hernandrias abolished the Punishment of the ENMIENDA punitive system. This system was forced into the indigenous people to supervise the work and do the forced for Spanish.
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It is believed that the Hernandrias manuscript was In the nineties of the National Archive in Paraguay, it was stolen. Although she will face an auction in 2013 in New York, she did not get the Public Prosecutor’s office radar until the document was in the possession of Martayan Lan Inc.
The important document and a piece of the history of Paraguayan go back to the place they belong to, opposite the black market for private consumption.