History of Tlaxcala

History of Tlaxcala (Spanish: Lienzo de Tlaxcala) is an illustrated codex written by and under the supervision of Diego Muñoz Camargo in the years leading up to 1585.[1][2]

Facsimile (c. 1890) of Lienzo de Tlaxcala. Hernán Cortés and La Malinche meet Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan, November 8, 1519.
AuthorDiego Muñoz Camargo
LanguageSpanish
GenreCodex

The manuscript highlights the religious, cultural, and military history of the Tlaxcaltec people, in particular focusing on the post-conquest aspects. The History of Tlaxcala is held at the University of Glasgow.[1]

Content

The History of Tlaxcala is divided into three sections:[1]

  • "Relaciones Geográficas" or "Descripción de la ciudad y provincia de Tlaxcala", a Spanish text written by Camargo between 1581 and 1584 in response to Philip II of Spain's Relaciones Geográfica questionnaire.
  • The "Tlaxcala Calendar", a largely pictorial section, with both Spanish and Nahuatl captions.
  • The "Tlaxcala Codex" a largely pictorial section, with both Spanish and Nahuatl captions.

See also

References

  1. MacLean, Robert (January 2003). "Historia de Tlaxcala". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. Rogers, Claudia J. (2021). "Malintzin as a Conquistadora and a Warrior Woman in the Lienzo de Tlaxcala (c. 1552)". The Historical Journal: 1–25. doi:10.1017/S0018246X20000576. ISSN 0018-246X.

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