Description of Zacatula, located in the Diocese of Michoacan. Census was signed by Diego de Ortega and Juan Ruiz de Mendoza. Document lists many languages including Mexicana as the spoken languages. The document begins with correspondence from Hernando de Vascones to Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza dated 1581, as well as another letter signed by Hernando de Vascones and his scribe Andrés de Zebreros dated 1580. Document also describes the climate, local jurisdiction, local hierarchy and systems of governance, topographic features, flora and fauna, medicines used, local sanitation methods, and port capacity. 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:
Vascones, Hernando de (witness), Vargas, Melchor de (scribe), Órtega, Diego de (signer), Ruiz de Mendoza, Juan (signer), Santa Fe, Juan de (signer), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1580-11-25
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:
Diocese of Michoacán, Diócesis de Michoacán, Zacatula, Guerrero, México, and Zacatula, Guerrero, Mexico
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Guerrero (state), and Zacatula (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
18.0087, -102.1783
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:68c4084b-0c5c-4f4e-8c3f-3ff15560bd65
Local:
JGI_XXV-09_Zacatula_text
Related Resource - Host:
Joaquín García Icazbalceta Manuscript Collection (title) and https://txarchives.org/utlac/finding_aids/00036.xml (uri)