Description of Huaxtepeque, town in the Archdiocese of Mexico. Census was signed by alcalde mayor Juan Gutiérrez de Liébana. Document lists Mexicana as the language spoken, surrounding towns such as Yauhtepeque and Tlayacapana, and flora and fauna. There are also details of the local jurisdiction, medicines used, topographic features, local hierarchy, systems of governance, etymology of names, Also included is a visual representation of the landscape, known as a pintura or map. This is one of a series of responses to a political and cultural survey circulated by King Philip II of Spain titled relaciones geográficas, which were gathered between the years 1579-1585.
Creator/Contributor:
Gutiérrez de Liébana, Juan (signer), Perales, Francisco de (contributor), García Ruiz, Hernán (scribe), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1580-09-24
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
Indigenous peoples--Mexico--History--Sources, New Spain--Description and travel, New Spain--History--Sources, New Spain--Maps, Manuscript, Spain--Colonies--History--Sources, Mexico--History--16th century--Sources, Manuscripts, Mexican, Pueblos indígenas--México--Historia--Fuentes, Nueva España--Descripción y viaje, Nueva España--Historia--Fuentes, Nueva España--Mapas, Manuscritos, España--Colonias--Historia--Fuentes, México--Historia--Siglo XVI--Fuentes, and Manuscritos, Mexicanos
Time Period Covered:
16th century
Place Name:
Archdiocese of Mexico, Arquidiócesis de México, Oaxtepec, Morelos, Mexico, and Oaxtepec, Morelos, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Morelos (state), and Oaxtepec (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
18.906218, -98.969033
General Note:
Additional geographic place names and alternate spellings associated with this resource include: Guaxtepec, Huaxtepeque, Villa de Huaxtepeque, and Huaxtepec.
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:08e8318a-13f1-4bd9-934e-dca47020281b
Local:
JGI_XXIV-03_Huaxtepeque_text
Related Resource - Host:
Joaquín García Icazbalceta Manuscript Collection (title) and https://txarchives.org/utlac/finding_aids/00036.xml (uri)
Related Resource - Other:
Pintura de Huaxtepeque (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:50098d40-75e0-4f70-8622-6c156da2e45d (uri)