Book Xii Of The Florentine Codex
Native language writings from colonial mexico oaxaca yucatan and guatemala.
Book xii of the florentine codex. Essentially it is three integral texts. Book twelve contains a meticulous retelling of the spanish conquest of mexico from the days leading up to the first arrival of cortes to the eventual submission of the tlatilulcans the tenochtitlans and their rulers to the spaniards. Book xii of the florentine codex compiled 1540 1570 by fray barnardino de sahargĂșn.
Published in matthew restall lisa sousa and kevin terraciano eds mesoamerican voices. Entire florentine codex online for the first time you can examine digital copies of the florentine codices a series of books that were written by anonymous nahuas anonymous for their protection in nahuatl while fray bernardino de sahagun wrote the spanish part. Florentine codex book 12 ch 14 fcbk12ch14f21v00 folio 21 verso.
Two of the world s leading scholars of the aztec language and culture hav. The florentine codex is a complex document assembled edited and appended over decades. The final version of the florentine codex was completed in 1569.
This is book 12 chapter 14 of the florentine codex also known as the general history of the things of new spain. Read reviews from world s largest community for readers. 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 we have of the aztecs lifeways and traditions a rich and intimate yet panoramic view of a doomed people.
The florentine codex is divided by subject area into twelve books and includes over 2 000 illustrations drawn by nahua artists in the sixteenth century. Florentine codex book 12 ch 12 fcbk12ch12f18v00 folio 18 verso. 2 a spanish text.
This particular book is about the spanish invasion of mexico in 1519 and their eventual consolidation of power in the capital. The image above is also from book xii of the florentine codex. This is book 12 chapter 12 of the florentine codex also known as the general history of the things of new spain.