Descripción de Gueytlalpa, Zacatlan, Jujupango, Matlatlan y Chila, Papantla, Tecolutla, Tenanpulco y Matlactonatico
Description:
Visual representation of Tecolutla, located in the Diocese of Tlaxcala. Created by Joseph de Velásquez, the map illustrates the port town of Tecolutla and the surrounding area. A cow is featured prominently on the map signifying that this area is one of agriculture and cow pastures. 6 traditional houses are also shown along with a large river labeled as Río de San Pedro y San Pablo (Río Tecolutla). At the bottom of the map the Mar del Norte (Gulf of Mexico) is depicted with a boat and a label saying that the people in this area are fishermen. Created in response to question ten listed within the relación geográfica questionnaire for Hueytlalpa.
Creator/Contributor:
Velásquez, Joseph de (artist), Carrion, Juan de (signer), Velásquez, Joseph de (scribe), Velásquez, Joseph de (interpreter), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1581-05-30
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, Tecolutla, Veracruz, Mexico, and Tecolutla, Veracruz, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Veracruz (state), and Tecolutla (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
20.477139, -97.00846
General Note:
Additional geographic place names and alternate spellings associated with this resource include: Gueytlalpa, Hueytlalpan, Hueytlalpa, Zacatlan, Jujupango, Matlatlan y Chila, and Papantla.
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:28734f55-c00f-4426-b517-6052fd2145ba
Local:
JGI_XXIV-05_Tecolutla_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 Hueytlalpa (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:c967a6e3-9bc2-45b9-91ce-4a9f1792f830 (uri)