Description of Tequaltiche, located in the Diocese of Guadalajara. Census signed by Hernando Gallegos. Document lists Caxan and Mexicana as the spoken languages, and topographic features. Also mentioned are descriptions of the native population, local jurisdiction, hierarchy, and systems of governance, and medicines used. 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.
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Time Period Covered:
16th century
Place Name:
Diocese of Guadalajara, Diócesis de Guadalajara, Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico, and Teocaltiche, Jalisco, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Jalisco (state), and Teocaltiche (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
21.436978, -102.576205
General Note:
Additional geographic place names and alternate spellings associated with this resource include: Teucalitche and Tecaltiche.
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:88f85e35-6ce0-4899-a4eb-2632c435edbe
Local:
JGI_XXV-02_Tequaltiche_text
Related Resource - Host:
Joaquín García Icazbalceta Manuscript Collection (title) and https://txarchives.org/utlac/finding_aids/00036.xml (uri)