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Title Relaciones historicas

Creator Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de, 1578-1650

Date 1755

Place Mexico

Language Spanish

Subjects Indians of Mexico

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

Summary A 1755 ms. copy of Ixtlilxóchitl's historical accounts, based on native sources, of ancient Mexico, the Toltec and Chichimec dynasties, and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The Sumaria relación de todas las cosas begins with the ancient legends of the suns and the origen of the Indians, and discusses the establishment, development, and fall of the empires of the Toltecs and, later, the Chichimecs, as described in the section Historia de los señores chichimecas. Appended to the Sumaria relación are 7 documents dealing with the deeds of Nezahualcoyotl and Nezahualpilli; the arrival of the Spaniards in New Spain, and their entrance into Texcoco. The Compendio histórico emphasizes the conquest of Mexico and Cortés' expedition to Honduras, as well as the heroic achievements of the author's ancestors Nexahualcoyotl, Nezahualpilli, and Fernando Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl, the latter an ally of Cortés who performed many vital services for the Spanish Crown. The Compendio histórico includes testimonies from 1608 of various municipal officials of Otumba and San Salvador Quatlacinco, approving the contents and historical veracity of Ixtlilxóchitl's work. Finally, the Relación sucinta en forma de memorial summarizes the historical events of the Sumaria relación and includes other accounts of the Toltecs and Chichimecs.

Extent [283] leaves, bound ; 32 cm

Format Chronicles, Manuscripts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

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Call Number VAULT Ayer MS 1108

BibID 991236518805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2755px × 3870px 30.52 MB

File Created 08/20/2024

Filename 991236518805867_Ayer_MS_1108_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL12HFXZ

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