Visual representation of Misantla, located in the Diocese of Tlaxcala. Created by Diego Pérez de Arteaga, the map depicts the administrative capital of Misantla and the surrounding area. Misantla's principal church, royal houses, marketplace, and different houses near the center of town. The outlying large farms and houses are also depicted along with the connecting roads and footpaths. A large river, Río de Palmas, is seen at the top of the map and representative glyphs are seen on the right side of the map. Created in response to question ten listed within the relación geográfica questionnaire for Misantla.
Creator/Contributor:
Pérez de Arteaga, Diego (artist), Delgado, Gaspar (contributor), Pérez de Arteaga, Diego (signer), Pérez de Arteaga, Diego (scribe), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1579-10-01
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 Tlaxcala, Diócesis de Tlaxcala, Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico, and Misantla, Veracruz, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Veracruz (state), and Misantla (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
19.928022, -96.854313
General Note:
Additional geographic place names and alternate spellings associated with this resource include: Mizantla and Mazantla.
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:0ed957f7-d5d4-432e-a371-70f9e02c8651
Local:
JGI_XXIV-13_Misantla_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 Misantla (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:15fe4b37-7b5c-48f5-acc8-0858ff0d1d47 (uri)