Descripción de los pueblos de Tecuicuilco, Atepeque, Zoquiapa y Xaltianguis
Description:
Description of Tecuicuilco and surrounding towns in the Diocese of Oaxaca. Census is signed by Francisco de Villagar. Document lists Zapoteca as the spoken language, full descriptions of the surrounding towns such as Yetía, Guaxilotitlan, Atepeque, Zoquiapa and Xaltianguiz, topographic features, and flora and fauna. There are also details of the local jurisdiction, hierarchy, and systems of governance, medicines used, etymology of names, churches, and architecture. Also included is a visual representation of the landscape, known as a pintura or map. 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:
Villagar, Francisco de (signer), Mendoza, Luis de (contributor), Velasco, Pablo de (contributor), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1580-10-02
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 Oaxaca, Diócesis de Oaxaca, Teococuilco de Marcos Pérez, Oaxaca, Mexico, and Teococuilco de Marcos Pérez, Oaxaca, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Oaxaca (state), Teococuilco de Marcos Pérez (city), Mexico (country), Oaxaca (state), San Juan Atepec (city), Mexico (country), Oaxaca (state), Santiago Zoquiápam (city), Mexico (country), Oaxaca (state), and Santa María Jaltianguis (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
17.353667, -96.611231, 17.4265, -96.5405, 17.2883, -96.6200, and 17.3667, -96.5333
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:6944fa60-46f6-4bb8-97da-c7adeae33b66
Local:
JGI_XXIV-19_Tecuicuilco_text
Related Resource - Host:
Joaquín García Icazbalceta Manuscript Collection (title) and https://txarchives.org/utlac/finding_aids/00036.xml (uri)
Related Resource - Other:
Pintura de Tecuicuilco (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:b48b5d10-4a89-493f-a14f-cf8019599bbb (uri)