Visual representation of Teozacoalco, located in the Diocese of Oaxaca. Created by an unknown indigenous artist, the map depicts the Teozacoalco region both geographically and historically. The geographical representation of the area is seen towards the center right of the map in the form of a circle. The border of this circle is the limit of the jurisdiction of Teozacoalco. There are 44 glyphs on the outer boundary representing the communities found in this realm. The city of Teozacoalco is visible in the left middle of the circle with its church and plaza. A caption identifies the city as well as a description of the central houses as "Estas son las casas de don Felipe y de don Francisco su hijo, señores naturales de este pueblo." The geographical representation of the area is dotted with rivers, roads, and mountain ranges. Glyphs of animals and prominent mountains are visible. There are sixteen towns identified with either a church-like structure or a toponym and a corresponding caption listing the towns names in both Spanish and Mixteca. Some of the towns depicted include San Miguel (Cunama), San Felipe (Nundaya), Santa Cruz (Yuhuyuhua), Santo Tomás (Yutaniño), and others, each including the distance in leagues to the administrative capital of San Pedro Teozacoalco. The left part of the map is a historical genealogy of the people of the region. The left two columns are outside of the geographical circle while the third column is laid within the geography, connecting the two parts of the manuscript. The genealogy depicts the marriages or unions between members of the region over generations. According to scholar René Acuña, the genealogy represents the unions from AD 972 through 1580, the year the map was created. Created in response to question ten listed within the relación geográfica questionnaire for Teozacoalco y Amoltepec.
Creator/Contributor:
unknown (artist), Cervantes, Hernando de (signer), Ruiz Zuazo, Juan (signer), Cervantes, Hernando de (scribe), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1580-01-09
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
Art--16th century--New Spain, Arte--Siglo XVI--Nueva España, Indigenous peoples--Mexico--Art, Pueblos indígenas--México--Arte, Indigenous peoples--Mexico--History--Sources, Pueblos indígenas--México--Historia--Fuentes, Manuscripts, Mexican, Manuscritos, Mexicanos, New Spain--Description and travel, Nueva España--Descripción y viaje, New Spain--History--Sources, Nueva España--Historia--Fuentes, New Spain--Maps, Manuscript, Nueva España--Mapas, Manuscritos, Spain--Colonies--History--Sources, España--Colonias--Historia--Fuentes, Mexico--History--16th century--Sources, and México--Historia--Siglo XVI--Fuentes
Time Period Covered:
16th century
Place Name:
Diocese of Oaxaca, Diócesis de Oaxaca, San Pedro Teozacoalco, Oaxaca, Mexico, and San Pedro Teozacoalco, Oaxaca, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Oaxaca (state), and San Pedro Teozacoalco (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
17.016609, -97.2862
General Note:
Additional geographic place names and alternate spellings associated with this resource include: Teozacualco.
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:059d9312-d77c-41d9-81ed-da65bda50a15
Local:
JGI_XXV-03_Teozacoalco_map
Related Resource - Host:
Joaquín García Icazbalceta Manuscript Collection (title) and https://txarchives.org/utlac/finding_aids/00036.xml (uri)
Related Resource - Other:
Relación de Teozacoalco y Amoltepec (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:67573049-3633-43b1-8c0e-82b8dc8c89db (uri)