Visual representation of Tetlistaca, located in the Archdiocese of Mexico. Created by an unknown indigenous artist, the map depicts the administrative capital of Tetlistaca and the surrounding communities and landscape. The town of Tetlistaca is seen towards the middle left of the map with its corresponding glyph and principal church. Footpaths connect Tetlistaca to three other outlying communities that are depicted with their respective toponyms and churches. These include Tepechichilco, Tianguizmanalco, and Cihuayocan. Also seen are glyphs representing vegetation and crops in the region. Created in response to question ten listed within the relación geográfica questionnaire for Tetlistaca.
Creator/Contributor:
unknown (artist), Obregón, Luis de (signer), Umana, Juan de (contributor), Osorio, Bartolomé (scribe), Mendoza, Diego de (contributor), Guzmán, Don Francisco de (contributor), Aquino, Don Pablo de (contributor), Ircio, Martín de (contributor), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1580-11-15
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, Santo Tomás, Hidalgo, Mexico, and Santo Tomás, Hidalgo, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Hidalgo (state), and Santo Tomás (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
19.902578, -98.568965
General Note:
Additional geographic place names and alternate spellings associated with this resource include: Cempoala, Epazoyuca, and Tetliztaca.
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:6f42ff06-ff73-4471-9454-d3a264276d67
Local:
JGI_XXV-12_Tetlistaca_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 Tetlistaca (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:d6867ccb-092b-47b1-87a2-41162e8878f5 (uri)