Visual representation of Amoltepec, located in the Diocese of Oaxaca. Created by an unknown indigenous artist, the map depicts Amoltepec and the surrounding area, which fall under the jurisdiction of Teozacoalco. The region is depicted in a circular fashion with the town of Amoltepec prominently shown within the left center of the circle. The principal church of Amoltepec is drawn and labeled as Santa María. The toponym of Amoltepec is shown prominently to the right side of the church. On the outer border of the circle there are 19 glyphs visible as well as 9 glyphs found within the circle including one of a prominent river towards the right side of the map. Created in response to question ten listed within the relaciones geográficas questionnaire for Teozacoalco y Amoltepec.
Creator/Contributor:
unknown (artist), Cervantes, Hernando de (signer), Ruiz Zuazo, Juan (signer), Cervantes, Hernando de (scribe), and García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1580-01-09
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 Oaxaca, Diócesis de Oaxaca, Santiago Amoltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, and Santiago Amoltepec, Oaxaca, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Oaxaca (state), and Santiago Amoltepec (city)
Geographic Code:
MX
Cartographic Information:
16.641311,-97.496198
UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:e1372d7e-40f1-47b5-90b4-cb9568457187
Local:
JGI_XXV-03_Amoltepec_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 Teozacoalco y Amoltepec (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:67573049-3633-43b1-8c0e-82b8dc8c89db (uri)