Catholic encyclopedia 19mexico wikisource, the free. The written history of mexico, a country in the southern portion of north america, covers a period of more than three millennia. The information that sahagun recorded has the power to adjust the indigenous. First populated more than,000 years ago, central and southern mexico, termed mesoamerica, saw the rise and fall of complex indigenous civilizations. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Mixco of leon portillas book, first published in spanish in 1999, as part of the worldwide commemoration of sahaguns fivehundredth birthday. This lesson explores sahagun s life, as well as the creation of the codex. In case youre wondering, temestitan is an old spanish corruption of.
Twentyninth chapter, where it is said how, at the time the spaniards left mexico, there. What is even more extraordinary is the mass of information based on credible native sources about the history and culture of the nahua people, as well as about the. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. He was a curator of history and director of publications at the museum of new mexico in santa fe and taught at a number of institutions, including san diego state university, from. The general history of the things of new spain, by bernardino. The other ones are loosely organized based on varying facets. Only recently, in the last thirty years or so, the indigenous peoples voices and. Commonly called the florentine codex, the manuscript came into the possession of the medici no later than 1588.
Two of the worlds leading scholars of the aztec language and culture hav. This is a new facsimilar edition that casa editorial aldus coediting with libros mas cultura cleanly brings forth. He was sent from spain on a religious crusade to mexico to detect t. The history of mexico before the spanish conquest is known through the work of archaeologists, epigraphers, and ethnohistorians students of indigenous histories, usually from indigenous points of view, who analyze mesoamerican indigenous manuscripts, particularly aztec codices, mayan codices, and mixtec codices. This edition is in fact a translation by mauricio j. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Sahaguns preparation for the creation of the florentine codex began shortly after his arrival in 1529 to new spain, an area that included modernday mexico, central america, cuba, hispaniola, puerto rico, jamaica, the philippines, florida, and most of the southwestern united states. Written by soldiers hernan cortes, bernal end page 506 diaz, etc. Representations of hands in the florentine codex by. Uniquely in the western hemisphere, mesoamerican civilizations developed glyphic writing systems, recording the. The destruction of the fleet for hindering any return cortez liberating the totonacs intimidation with canons an horses liberation of tlaxcala. Read and learn for free about the following article. Some thoughts on sahagun and the florentine codex mv lindsey. Original sources for us history to 1877 flashcards quizlet.
Florentine codex, general history of the things of new. Publicado por university of oklahoma press 1122017 2017 isbn 10. This lesson explores sahaguns life, as well as the creation of the codex. General history of the things of new spain by fray bernardino. The general history of the things of new spain, by. Monographs of the school of american research, santa fe, new mexico. He learned nahuatl and spent more than 50 years in the study of aztec beliefs.
Aida hernandez castillos histories and stories from chiapas traces the historical vicissitudes of mexican mam identity, showing how these people have both disappeared from official view and continued to exist as a selfconscious group. Start studying original sources for us history to 1877. The bottom painting is from fray diego durans histories of new spain, written between 15371588. Translated from the aztec into english, with notes and illustrations, by arthur j. We shall tell what we as eyewitnesses found to be true in those. They were people with serious attachments to their gods and to their traditions. The problem is that each of these documents had complex histories. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Sahagun is a franciscan missionary who arrived in mexico in 1529. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more.
A viceroy like a governor ruled new spain on behalf of. Born in sahagun, spain, in 1499, he journeyed to new spain in 1529. General history of the things of new spain by fray. Introductions, sahaguns prologues and interpolations, general bibliography, general indices. Published by the school of american research and the university of utah. The academy of american franciscan history logo white. Translated with notes and illustrations by charles e. Anderson 19071996 was an anthropologist specializing in aztec culture and language.
Sahagun the native struggle for justice in the spanish empire. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. He received his ma from claremont college and his phd in anthropology from the university of southern california. The franciscan monk developed a deep appreciation for aztec culture and the nahuatl language. Written between 1540 and 1585, the florentine codex so named because the manuscript has been part of the laurentian library s collections since at least 1791 is the most authoritative statement read more. Further printings in spanish were forbidden by royal decree in 1527. The spaniards approached tenochtitlan from the south, crossing to the city along the causeway from ixtapalapa.
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