122 Colombian Relics Of The Quimbaya Treasure
Description:
The Quimbaya Treasure is a group of pre-Columbian objects that includes 11 necklace beads, six helmets, nine necklace pins, a crown, eight pins, three containers, five bells, 17 poporos, eight pendants, two musical instruments, 21 noses, and 31 earmuffs.
Case Status: Unresolved
Year Claim Initiated: 2017 (approximate)
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Complainant Name: Colombian Government
Complainant Nation: Colombia
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government
Respondent Name: Spanish Government
Respondent Nation: Spain
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government
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Clarification Notes
. In 2017, the Constitutional Court of Colombia announced that metals that flowed from America to Europe for centuries must be returned, specifically the Quimbaya Treasure. This came in response to a legal process that began in 2006.
. The items from the Quimbaya Treasure are currently considered an illegal gift from the Colombian government to the Spanish government. They were purchased by the Colombian government as a part of a gift that would later be sent to Spain. Because the Spanish government considers the antiquities a legally legitimate gift and has deemed them a Property of Cultural Interest, they are prevented from being alienated or exported from Spain.
Edited by Keli Fisher