Description of Iztapalapa, town subject to Mexicaltzingo in the Archdiocese of Mexico. Census was signed by Dr. Francisco de Loya. Document lists Mexicana as the spoken language, surrounding towns such as Xuckimilco and Cuitlahuac, and flora and fauna. There are also details of topographic features, local jurisdiction, hierarchy and systems of governance, and monasteries and convents. 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:
Gallegos, Gonzalo (signer), Acebo, Gaspar de (scribe), Loya, Francisco de (scribe), Cano, Martín (artist), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1580-01-31
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:
Archdiocese of Mexico, Arquidiócesis de México, Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico, and Iztapalapa, México City, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Mexico (state), and Iztapalapa (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
19.360932, -99.092485
General Note:
Additional geographic place names and alternate spellings associated with this resource include: Ixtapalapa, Iztapalapan, and Mexicaltzingo y su partido.
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:a1d7fe6b-6f27-49c3-9818-8e0666d9dd73
Local:
JGI_XXIV-08_Iztapalapa_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 Iztapalapa (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:e45a4bc1-8115-4938-879d-ac7f93fb5655 (uri)