Descripción de la provincia de Meztitlan...Con una noticia del calendario mejicano
Description:
Description of the provincial capital of Meztitlan and its surroundings, located in the Archdiocese of Mexico. Responses describe the history of the community, the division of surrounding provinces and their respective government officials, and the land itself listing native species of flora and fauna. Also included is an extensive description of the religious orders in the area with the most active being the Order of Saint Augustine. A description of the topographic features of the land is included along with a description of the rivers and other water sources. The smaller towns located in province are also described, which include Xelitla, Fuerte de Xalpa, Chicontepec, Guaxulla, Llamaltlan, Chapulhuacan, Tlanchinolticpac, Yagualíca, Hueyacocotlan, Molango, Suchicoatlan, Tzaqualtipan, and Malila. At the start of the manuscript is an illustration depicting the method of recording time in the Aztec calendar. 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:
Chávez, Gabriel de (artist), Chávez, Gabriel de (scribe), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1579-10-10
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, Metztitlán, Hidalgo, Mexico, and Metztitlán, Hidalgo, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Hidalgo (state), and Metztitlán (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
20.596815, -98.76222
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:a41e7023-c6d3-4488-a1b0-2e91146364b1
Local:
JGI_XXIV-12_Meztitlan_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 Meztitlan (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:3117851b-8782-420f-898a-a6c968ec81ba (uri)