FOR NEARLY FIVE CENTURIES, she slept at home of the Habsburgs, the reserves of the Folk Art Museum in Vienna. Subject of a long-running dispute between Austria and Mexico, Montezuma's feather crown, property of the Habsburgs since 1524, should return to his home country, where are anxiously awaiting the descendants of the Aztec people. Consists of 400 superb green feathers of the bird sacred "Quetztal", symbol of wisdom, fertility, freedom and peace, " penacho Moctezuma " high by almost a meter was stolen from the Sovereign, the ninth " tlahtoani (emperor) "of the Aztecs, killed in 1520 with the arrival of English conquistadors of Hernando Cortes. The golden helmet was adorned it and melted the crown offered to Charles V (1500-1558), king of Spain and archduke of Austria, the head of the Holy Roman Empire in 1590 and eventually fail in hands of Ferdinand II of Habsburg (1578-1637), in the Ambras Castle (Tyrol). It appears the inventory of natural history museum in Vienna for the first time in 1880, before moving in 1928 to join the reserves of what is now the Museum of Folk Art (MVK), an integral part of the Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM). When she joins the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City (Museo Nacional de Antropolgogia), itself built on the ruins of the palace of Moctezuma, the legend says that the "Indian Sun" rises over the planet and " kopilli ketzalli (crown valuable, Aztec) "then spread" peace, harmony and respect in the world . Before these premonitions encouraging, many obstacles remain for the Conservatives in Mexico. Negotiations are underway for a long-term loan, but according to Sabine Haag, director of the KHM, they have not yet succeeded. The Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Michael Spindelegger, has already said he would not oppose a return in good and due form in Mexico. "We understand that is penacho a deep spiritual and symbolic significance for the indigenous population of Mexico, Sabine Haag tempers, is why we strive to develop conservation measures that preserve and exhibit this work, which belongs to the cultural heritage of Austria and Mexico . Austria, meanwhile, will not lose on exchange. In consideration of " penacho , a coach of the ephemeral gold Emperor of Mexico Maximilian I (1832-1867), younger brother of Franz Joseph, will be temporarily assigned to the Schönbrunn Palace, western outskirts of Vienna, where he will beautify the collections of gorgeous Coach Museum.
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