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Banned and restricted books in Mexico
6 titles have been banned or restricted in Mexico, recorded across 6 dated, source-cited events, most often for political content.
Titles
6
Ban events
6
Top reason
Political content
Decades active
5
Most-restricted titles
| Title | Author | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Death of Artemio Cruz | Carlos Fuentes | 1962 | 1 |
| The Power and the Glory | Graham Greene | 1940 | 1 |
| Los días terrenales | José Revueltas | 1949 | 1 |
| Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España | Bernardino de Sahagún | 1577 | 1 |
| La casa blanca de Peña Nieto | Daniel Lizárraga, Irving Huerta, Rafael Cabrera, Sebastián Barragán | 2015 | 1 |
| La jefa: vida pública y privada de Marta Sahagún de Fox | Olga Wornat | 2003 | 1 |
Stated reasons
- Political content
- 5
- Religious / blasphemy
- 2
By decade
1570s1
1940s2
1960s1
2000s1
2010s1
Documented bans
All 7 recorded events, most severe and most recent first.
The Death of Artemio Cruz1962
The Power and the Glory1940
Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España1577
La casa blanca de Peña Nieto2016
La jefa: vida pública y privada de Marta Sahagún de Fox2005
Los hijos de Sánchez1965
Los días terrenales1949
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