Visual representation of la Veracruz, located in the Diocese of Tlaxcala. Despite many theories and speculation, the creator of this map is unknown. The map represents the landscape of the coastal region surrounding la Veracruz. Towns and rivers are identified stretching north and south along the Gulf of Mexico. Some interior towns are identified, but the focus of the map is the coastal region near la Veracruz. The modern day port city of Veracruz is represented by the San Juan de Ulúa fortress. Non-descript plants, trees, mountains, and hills are seen throughout the map, which is mostly drawn in a green color signifying fertile land and frequent rains. Many rivers are drawn, but the only named river is Río de Alvarado (Río de Papaloapan). Other items to note are the islands shown prominently in the Gulf of Mexico. Created in response to question ten listed within the relación geográfica questionnaire for la Veracruz.
Creator/Contributor:
unknown (artist), Patino, Álvaro (witness), Hernández Diosdado, Alonso (signer), Robles, Nicolás de (scribe), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1580-03-15
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 Tlaxcala, Diócesis de Tlaxcala, Heroica Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico, and Heroica Veracruz, Veracruz, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Veracruz (state), and Heroica Veracruz (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
19.200268, -96.138515
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:c0d5dd3e-71e2-4634-a433-9cbd6941ed04
Local:
JGI_XXV-08_laVeracruz_map1
Related Resource - Host:
Joaquín García Icazbalceta Manuscript Collection (title) and https://txarchives.org/utlac/finding_aids/00036.xml (uri)
Related Resource - Other:
Relación de la Veracruz (title), https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:cf7b3eec-f560-46d4-901b-f54ab62be0ae (uri), Pintura de la Veracruz (2 of 2) (title), and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:15b6a34a-4837-4e71-ab46-0b65e3ae4c2a (uri)