Visual representation of Atlatlauhca, located in the Archdiocese of Mexico. The map, created by an unknown artist, depicts the administrative capital of Atlatlauhca and the surrounding communities and landscape. The town of Atlatlauhca is seen at the center of the map with its principal church and a few houses. Two large mountains dotted with trees bookend the town, one being identified as Monte de Atlatlauhca. The region water source is just above the town and the map shows the direction of its flow. Footpaths and roads connect Atlatlauhca to the smaller surrounding communities including Suchiaca (and its mountain), Tenantzinco, Teutenango, Calimaya y Tepemaxalco, and Toluca. The map also includes the two towns of San Pedro (San Po) Cihuatepeque (Cihutepeq) and Epayauhtlan (Epayautla), which are subjects of Tacuba. Also shown is the town of Maxteca, which is a subject of Tenango. Created in response to question ten listed within the relación geográfica questionnaire for Atlatlauhca.
Creator/Contributor:
unknown (artist), Solís, Gaspar de (signer), Hernández, Don Pablo (witness), Jacobo, Don Diego (witness), Lorenzo, Juan (interpreter), Aguilera, Pedro de (scribe), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1580-09-17
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:
Archdiocese of Mexico, Arquidiócesis de México, San Bartolomé Atlatlahuca, State of Mexico, Mexico, and San Bartolomé Atlatlahuca, México, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), State of Mexico (state), and San Bartolomé Atlatlahuca (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
19.06939, -99.611873
General Note:
Additional geographic place names and alternate spellings associated with this resource include: Atlatlauca and Atlatlauhucan.
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:4283412f-28f4-4452-a1fd-0faef9ed2fcb
Local:
JGI_XXIII-13_Atlatlauhca_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 Atlatlahuca (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:0a22bcf2-b70f-496f-8f8f-83bc1ea94089 (uri)