translated from Spanish: They steal historical pieces from the Fort of Guadalupe in Puebla

A group of thieves stole objects from the historic fortress – now converted into a museum – where Mexico fought against France the emblematic Battle of May 5, 1862 in the state of Puebla, authorities reported on Sunday 
The Fort of Guadalupe was one of the bastions defended by General Ignacio Zaragoza against the onslaught of the powerful French army and now houses historical pieces of the battle.
According to a police report, a couple of thieves were caught Saturday morning as they were stealing old coins from an urn.
The museum’s authorities, under the National Institute of Anthropology and History, were on Sunday counting the coins and other pieces to determine the extent of the theft.
The robbers, who were armed, managed to escape after manging and taking his cell phone from the security guard. They also removed the recordings from the museum’s surveillance cameras.
Puebla, about 120 kilometers from Mexico City, has an important wealth in museums and temples with priceless pieces.
The state also records the highest number of cases theft of sacred art from churches, considered property of the nation, according to a tally from the Catholic Church.
On December 25, 1985, taking advantage of less christmas surveillance, two university students stole a hundred invaluable pieces from the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, one of the most outstanding in the world.
In 1989, the loot was located hidden in a closet of the house of one of the young men. This case was embodied in the film “Museo”, released in 2018 and with Gael García Bernal as one of its protagonists.
 
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Original source in Spanish