Visual representation of Teguantepec, located in the Diocese of Oaxaca. Created by Francisco Stroza Gali, the map depicts Teguantepec and its surrounding communities in relation to the Mar del Sur or the Pacific Ocean. The ocean is seen on the left portion of the map while the coastline, communities, and geographical features are shown on the right side of the map. Towns and properties shown include the "Altos de Guamelula" or the area near present-day Huamelula, a few farms, the "Salinas de Don Felipe," the sand bar near where the Tehuantepec River meets the Pacific Ocean, two lakes, and the largest town Teguantepec. Created in response to question ten listed within the relaciones geográficas questionnaire for Teguantepec.
Creator/Contributor:
Stroza Gali, Francisco (artist), Torres de Lagunas, Juan de (contributor), Luján, Pedro Arias de (scribe), de Alcalá, Diego (contributor), López, Andrés (contributor), Ruiz de Andrada, Diego (contributor), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1580-09-20
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:
Diocese of Oaxaca, Diócesis de Oaxaca, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, and Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Oaxaca (state), and Tehuantepec (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
16.332566,-95.231997
General Note:
Additional geographic place names and alternate spellings associated with this resource include: Tehuantepec.
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:9515798e-4808-4078-844a-4a62e4b11a4d
Local:
JGI_XXV-04_Teguantepec_map2
Related Resource - Host:
Joaquín García Icazbalceta Manuscript Collection (title) and https://txarchives.org/utlac/finding_aids/00036.xml (uri)
Related Resource - Other:
Relación de Teguantepec (title), https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:eb72cf9e-6be9-4698-a675-b0a081ab014d (local), Pintura de Teguantepec (1 of 2) (title), and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:15876f70-a403-404b-a8d4-85e58e222465 (uri)