[Codex Tepotzotlán, manuscript.]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward E. Ayer Collection (Newberry Library), owner.

Language:

Nahuatl

Subjects (All):

Aztecs.

Indians of Mexico--Languages.

Indians of Mexico.

New Spain.

Spain--Colonies--Mexico.

Spain.

Tepotzotla?n (Mexico).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Production:

[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1720]

Summary:

Fragment of a village land book with two pages of text and picture captions in Nahuatl, created during the first half of the 18th century, probably between 1700-1743, documenting land claims in the village of Tepotzotl n. A village book compiled by the Nahuas to describe their lands and to guarantee their rights of ownership before Spanish administrators, the Codex records the names, acreage, and boundaries of the districts belonging to the village of Tepotzotl n. It also identifies the principal private landowners of the town, and includes their portraits and quantity of land owned. Christian settlements are depicted throughout the Codex with drawings of churches, as well as the tecpan or city hall; magueys and nopals indicate the principal crops cultivated in the area. Circles represent units of land measurement in mecatls, and houses indicate the number of tribute-payers in each district.

Notes:

Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North America was originally published in 2013, as American Indian Histories and Cultures. The title was changed in 2024.

AM reference: VAULT Ayer MS 1479.

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