General history of the things of new spain pdf

Florentine codex project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Nomination form international memory of the world register. Anderson monographs of the school of american research and the museum of new mexico, santa fe, new mexico issue 14, parts 1 of monographs of the school of american research. References this page was last edited on 24 march 2021, at 16. World digital library adds florentine codex library of. It contains particularly detailed accounts of religion, ethnobotany, folk medicine, and economics, dictated. Primary source text how they reared the sons of lords and. The general history of the things of new spain, by bernardino.

The franciscan missionary sahagun presaged modern ethnography when, beginning the 1540s, he initiated a project to better comprehend preconquest aztec. Monographs of the school of american research, santa fe, new mexico. Florentine codex general history of the things of new spain book. Pdf general history of the things of new spain charles. Published by the school of american research and the university of utah. General history of the things of new spain by fray bernardino. School of american research and the university of utah, 1954. At first, while still a small boy, his hair was shorn. Aside from some nahuatl written texts, all referring to postconquest events and spanish persons, the format of the. The general history of the things of new spain, by. Florentine codex, general history of the things of new. Florentine codex general history of the things of new spain book 10 the people florentine.

The history covers the period 14021558 and focuses on events and persons associated with the texcocan state and its dependencies. Screen with the siege of belgrade and hunting scene brooklyn biombo the virgin of the macana and the pueblo revolution of 1680. Florentine codex, general history of the things of new spain. The bestpreserved manuscript is commonly referred to as the florentine codex, as the codex is held in the laurentian library of florence, italy. Biombo with the conquest of mexico and view of mexico city. The sun, the moon and stars, and the binding of the years florentine codex. Tenochtitlan was razed and then rebuilt as mexico city, the capital of the viceroyalty. The most famous extant manuscript of the historia general is the florentine codex. Florentine codex, general history of the things of new spain, book ixthe merchants. A whole series of native sources for the study of mexican preconquest history is now at hand for a field of historical study formerly restricted to a small number of investigators. The school of american research and the university of utah. General history of the things of new spain, book 8kings and lords, chapter 21.

This book, for instance, gives us accounts of the history of the toltecs of tula, the chichimecs, otomi, mixtecs, and other important linguistic and tribal groups. Pdf general history of the things of new spain charles maravel. General history of the things of new spain by fray. Bernal diaz provides not only a description of the spanish entry to the city, the encounter between cortes and moctezuma, and the reception by the population, but also an account of the life of the mexica tlatoani and a great deal about his personality. Translated from the aztec into english, with notes and illustrations, by arthur j. Document, government publication, state or province government publication, internet resource. World digital library adds florentine codex library of congress. Aside from some nahuatl written texts, all referring to postconquest events and spanish persons, the format of the codex is that of other codices of the same type.

When things were already going on, when the festivity was being observed and. Florentine codex, general history of the things of. General history of the things of new spain bernardino. The manuscript came into the possession of the medici no later than 1588. University of utah, 19501982 dlc 51002409 ocolc276351. Florentine codex, parts 56 general history of the things of new spain. His work covers virtually all aspects of aztec culture.