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Mexico’s Education Ministry Removes Lorenzo Córdova’s Name From Free Textbooks After Supreme Court Order

Mario Delgado says the episode will remain in materials as a lesson against racist treatment of indigenous communities.

Lorenzo Córdova, exconsejero del INE. Foto: Victoria Valtierra, Cuartoscuro
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Overview

  • The Education Ministry confirmed it complied with the Supreme Court’s resolution by deleting the personal reference from sixth‑grade textbooks tied to a 2015 audio.
  • The Court’s Second Chamber granted Córdova an amparo in a 3–2 vote on a project by Minister Javier Laynez that ordered removal in current and future editions, including digital versions.
  • Mario Delgado reported that 170 million free textbooks have been distributed nationwide and that schools will start the term with full sets.
  • Delgado said there are no errors to correct in the editions already delivered, describing only minor, previously reviewed observations, including in mathematics.
  • The ministry maintains the incident is presented as an enduring example to discourage discrimination against indigenous peoples.