Colomera is the Spanish meteorite (IIE) that has aroused the greatest interest among the international scientific community. Until now, the story of the find was only partially known and certain data are incorrect. The amazing journey of this meteorite has been recounted in this work. It reveals unpublished information derived from local archives, and testimonies from the descendants of the family that found the meteorite in 1913, and from the inhabitants of Colomera (Granada, Spain). We also document the story after its discovery, which culminated in a 2015 court ruling demanding the return of the largest part the mass (120.34 kg) to the heirs of the Spanish family that discovered the meteorite. Some of the material initially extracted in Spain (305 g) is currently housed in the Natural History Museum (121.3 g; London, UK). Nine kilograms of fragments remains in the United States after returning the meteorite to Spain in 1969. Of these, we have only located slightly more than 4 kg in several American institutions. Recently, 235 g has been returned to Spain: two fragments in private collections and two fragments in the Museo Geominero, Spanish Geological and Mining Institute (Spanish acronym: IGME).

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Colomera（西班牙格拉纳达）：IIE铁陨石之旅已有一个多世纪的历史

Colomera是引起国际科学界最大关注的西班牙陨石（IIE）。到目前为止，有关发现的故事仅是部分已知的，某些数据是不正确的。在这项工作中已经叙述了这种陨石的惊人旅程。它揭示了未公开的信息，这些信息来自当地档案馆，以及1913年发现陨石的家庭后裔以及Colomera（西班牙格拉纳达）居民的证词。我们还记录了这个故事，发现之后，最终在2015年的一项法院判决中要求将最大重量（120.34千克）的重物归还给发现陨石的西班牙家庭的继承人。最初在西班牙提取的一些材料（305克）目前存放在自然历史博物馆（121.3克；英国伦敦）中。在1969年将陨石送回西班牙后，美国仍留有9公斤碎片。在这些碎片中，我们在几家美国机构中仅发现了略多于4公斤的碎片。最近，有235克返回西班牙：私人收藏中的两个碎片，西班牙地质矿产研究所（西班牙的首字母缩写为IGME）的Geoeo博物馆的两个碎片。