Item Summary

The lienzo is a map of a region around San Pedro Ixcatlan in the ex-district of Tuxtepec in the Mazatec Indian area of northern Oaxaca, Mexico. At the center is an historical scene and a Nahuatl text that describe the arrival of the Spanish conquistador, Juan Marques, in 1521, the baptism of an Indian lord who took the name of Juan de Mendoza, and an encomendero of the de Nava family, encomenderos of Ixcatlan from about 1546-1603. Several rivers are also shown as are a number of place glyphs and mountains, most of which are glossed in Nahuatl. Near the center is a long text in Nahuatl and elsewhere, particularly around the periphery, are 19 glossed place names, 18 of which are in Nahuatl. Other titles: Lienzo de San Pedro Ixcatlan; San Miguel Soyaltepec; Lienzo de Tuztepec.

Descriptive Information

Title
Lienzo de San Pedro Ixcatlan, [between 1775 and 1850].
Call Number
A-Middle 28-30, C0744.02 (Garrett Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 19)
Identifier
ark:/88435/qr46r6291
Language
Mayan languages
Date Created
[between 1775 and 1850].
Format
Manuscript
Extent
1 item : cloth ; 1280 x 1380 mm
Provenance
Early provenance unknown.
Source Acquisition
Gift Robert Garrett, 1949.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright

Discovery Information

Subject
Names, Geographical—Mexico
Rivers—Mexico
Oaxaca (Mexico : State)—Maps
Oaxaca (Mexico : State)—History—16th century—Sources
Mexico—History—Conquest, 1519-1540—Sources

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/d079aa60-e164-42f4-b834-a7249be2e895/manifest