Visual representation of Huaxtepeque and its surroundings, located within the Archdiocese of Mexico. Created by an unknown artist, the map illustrates the local rivers, water sources, vegetation, and the roads connecting the economic and political center of Huaxtepeque to the surrounding communities. Huaxtepeque is centered prominently on the map with a rendering of the Dominican convent and a glyph of a lead tree signifying Huaxtepeque as the altepetl or city-state of the region. Other smaller towns depicted on the map include Teteltzingo, Tetzhuac, Tzacapalco, Ichcatepec, Cocoyoc, and Ayahualco. Other items of note include a glyph representing the local tianguis or market and in the bottom right of the map is a garden of suchinacaztles, a flowering plant. Created in response to question ten listed within the relación geográfica questionnaire for Huaxtepeque.
Creator/Contributor:
unknown (artist), 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
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, 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:50098d40-75e0-4f70-8622-6c156da2e45d
Local:
JGI_XXIV-03_Huaxtepeque_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 Huaxtepeque (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:08e8318a-13f1-4bd9-934e-dca47020281b (uri)