Visual representation of Santiago Atitlan, located in the Diocese of Guatemala. Created by an unknown indigenous artist, the map depicts the administrative capital Santiago Atitlan and its surrounding communities that dot the shores of Lake Atitlan. The estancias of San Bartolomé, San Andrés and San Francisco are not depicted in this rendering. The lake and surrounding volcanoes are featured most prominently on the map. The town of Santiago is shown prominently near the middle-right of the map with its government buildings and church labeled and centered around the town plaza. People are depicted traveling by boat on the lake; birds and fish are also shown. The currents and waves of the lake are depicted along with different islands and rock outcroppings along the shoreline. Three volcanoes are drawn and labeled as Volcán Oriente (Volcán Atitlán), Volcán Fuego, and Volcán de Poniente (Volcán San Pedro). Other towns depicted and labeled include San Pedro, Santa María de Jesús, San Pablo, Santa Cruz, Tecpan Atitlan, Tolimán Alto, and Tolimán Bajo. Created in response to question ten listed within the relación geográfica questionnaire for Santiago Atitlan.
Creator/Contributor:
unknown (artist), Villacastín, Francisco de (scribe), Betancor, Alonso Páez (signer), Arboleda, Fray Pedro de (contributor), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1585-02-08
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, Guatemala--History--16th century--Sources, Guatemala--Historia--Siglo XVI--Fuentes, 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, Indigenous peoples--Guatemala--Art, Pueblos indígenas--Guatemala--Arte, Indigenous peoples--Guatemala--History--Sources, and Pueblos indígenas--Guatemala--Historia--Fuentes
Time Period Covered:
16th century
Place Name:
Diocese of Guatemala, Diócesis de Guatemala, Santiago Atitlán, Sololá, Guatemala, San Bartolomé Milpas Altas, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, San Andrés Semetabaj, Sololá, Guatemala, and San Francisco Zapotitlán, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala
Geographic Coverage:
Guatemala (country), Sololá (state), Santiago Atitlán (city), Guatemala (country), Sacatepéquez (state), San Bartolomé Milpas Altas (city), Guatemala (country), Sololá (state), San Andrés Semetabaj (city), Guatemala (country), Suchitepéquez (state), and San Francisco Zapotitlán (city)
Geographic Code:
GT
Cartographic Information:
14.638588, -91.229887, 14.6082, -90.6797, 14.7464, -91.1329, and 14.5897, -91.5257
General Note:
Additional geographic place names and alternate spellings associated with this resource include: Atitlan.
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:a04b68ae-8c53-43d7-838a-e04e2a20284e
Local:
JGI_XX-10_Santiago_Atitlan_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 Santiago Atitlan (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:9e181f9e-0d70-4b7c-af4c-7c1ea3ae244b (uri)