Visual representation of Cempoala and its surroundings, located within the Archdiocese of Mexico. Cempoala is also known by the indigenous name of Campoli. Created by an unknown indigenous artist, the map features dozens of toponyms, and dozens of glyphs with identifying captions representing natural resources, animals, churches, and other places throughout the depicted region. The map also features thirteen named human figures, representing both Spanish and indigenous people. Featured prominently on the map is the glyph for Campoli, the altepetl, or city-state, of the region. The glyph is of a large hill topped with the drawing of a head of a Totonac (indigenous group of Campoli). Other items to note include the Acueducto del Padre Tembleque and its route that leads to the main church Todos Santos in Campoli, the human figures that are identified and typically associated with a smaller town within the region, and the numerous glyphs that signify the natural resources, animals, and other items of note within the region. Created in response to question ten listed within the relaciones geográficas questionnaire for Cempoala.
Creator/Contributor:
unknown (artist), Obregón, Luis de (signer), Umana, Juan de (contributor), Osorio, Bartolomé (scribe), Mendoza, Diego de (contributor), Guzmán, Don Francisco de (contributor), Aquino, Don Pablo de (contributor), Ircio, Martín de (contributor), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1580-11-01
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:
Archdiocese of Mexico, Arquidiócesis de México, Zempoala, Hidalgo, Mexico, and Zempoala, Hidalgo, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Hidalgo (state), and Zempoala (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
19.915595, -98.668525
General Note:
Additional geographic place names and alternate spellings associated with this resource include: Cempoala, Epazoyuca, and Tetliztaca.
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:b35a74c8-358b-4192-8c61-9668332985dd
Local:
JGI_XXV-10_Cempoala_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 Cempoala (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:f87917e2-e3c9-4eb2-a838-51ea2975c655 (uri)