Visual representation of Iztapalapa, located in the Archdiocese of Mexico. Created by Martín Cano, the map illustrates the administrative capital of Iztapalapa and the surrounding communities and landscape. The principal church of Iztapalapa (San Lucas) is prominently placed near the center of the map, directly above the glyph for the city. The houses of the community are seen to the left and the principal roads to Mexico City and Cuitlahuac and Puebla are also visible. The "Laguna grande" (Lake Texcoco) is also seen at the upper left of the map. The surrounding communities depicted and labeled include San Cristóbal (San Cróbal), Santa María, San Juan, Santa Cruz, and San Felipe. Created in response to question ten listed within the relación geográfica questionnaire for Iztapalapa.
Creator/Contributor:
Cano, Martín (artist), Gallegos, Gonzalo (signer), Loya, Francisco de (scribe), Acebo, Gaspar de (scribe), 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
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, Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico, and Iztapalapa, México City, México
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Mexico City (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:e45a4bc1-8115-4938-879d-ac7f93fb5655
Local:
JGI_XXIV-08_Iztapalapa_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 Iztapalapa (title) and https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utblac:a1d7fe6b-6f27-49c3-9818-8e0666d9dd73 (uri)