Location: Latin American Library Rare
Call Number: F1219.C42
3 leaves (2 of 6 sides blank), Native "amatl" paper, 28 x 36 cm., some color, Náhuatl text. Late 16th-century. Ex-William E. Gates Collection.
Map of properties in Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco (copied from an ancient original); historical drawings and text regarding land and fishing rights dating from about 1430 and reaffirmed by Cuauhtemoc in 1523. (HMAI 92).
The Ordenanza includes a migration map, which traces the history of the Aztecs to the
reign of Itzcoatl, who succeeded to the rule of
Tenochtitlan in 1417 and aided Nezahualcoyotl to recover Tezcoco. By the aid of Quauhtlatoa, king of Tlatelolco, he defeated Moxtla, king of Azcapozalco, thus laying the basis of the Aztec empire. The history was carried down to the time of Moctezuma (Xocoyotl)
and his nephew Quauhtemotzin (Cuauhtemoc) who face various sub-chiefs in this drawing.
For more information, consult the facsimile edition, which includes a transcription, Spanish translation, and detailed commentary:
Ordenanza del señor Cuauhtemoc
Estudio, Perla Valle; paleografia y traduccion del nahuatl, Rafael Tena.
Ciudad de Mexico : MAG Ediciones : Gobierno del Distrito Federal, 2000.
168 p. : ill., facsims., maps ; 30 cm. + 1 portfolio ([4] sheets : col. facsims.)
Call Number: F 1219.56 .O732 V35 2000
Location: Latin American Library Rare
