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Fragmentos de la Historia de Tlaxcala de Diego Muñoz Camargo

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Title Fragmentos de la Historia de Tlaxcala de Diego Muñoz Camargo

Creator Munoz Camargo, Diego, approximately 1529-1599

Date 1852

Language Spanish

Place Mexico, Mexico--Mexico City, Mexico--Tlaxcala (State), Mexico--Tlaxcala de Xicohtencatl

Subjects Indians of Mexico, Tlaxcalan Indians

Description Title page: "Copiados en 1852 del manuscrito que poséé [!] D. Joaqn. Garcia Icazbalceta en México. Se agrega un fragmento de otro manuscrito anónimo en que es mencionado el autor."
Ms. includes 80 blank pages at end.

Summary Copy made in 1852 by Mariano Macedo of parts of Muñoz Camargo's history of Tlaxcala, from the ms. owned at that time by Joaquín García Icazbalceta. Book I recounts the early history of Tlaxcala of the 11th and 12th centuries; the establishment of the centers at Tepectícpac, Ocotelulco, Tizatlán, and Quiahuiztlán; and the ongoing wars with the Aztecs, especially under Moctezuma Ilhuicamina. Muñoz Camargo also describes important Tlaxcalan heroes such as the great warrior Tlahuicole and the rulers, Xicoténcatl, father and son. There are chapters on the culture and social customs of the Tlaxcalans, and on their religion, including details on the priests, idols, and human sacrifices. Book II begins with the arrival of the Spaniards in Mexico, and the role of the Tlaxcalans as allies of Cortés in his conquest of the Aztec empire. With the coming of the first Franciscans missionaries, Indian gods such as Camaxtli are denounced and their temples destroyed. The chronicle continues with accounts of new explorations and discoveries in New Mexico and California following the Conquest; the political and ecclesiastical organization of the colony; and the achievements of the early viceroys, concluding in 1585 as the 5th viceroy, the marqués de Villamanrique, takes office. Although a section of Alfonso Zurita's Breve y sumaria relación de los señores de la Nueva España was to have been included with Muñoz Camargo's ms., Macedo, the copyist, points out that it was never added. He also notes that he is leaving blank pages in his book in the event that the continuation of Muñoz Camargo's ms. is found.

Extent 276, [80] p., bound ; 36 cm

Format Manuscripts, Transcripts

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

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BibID 991253158805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Manifest

Filename 991253158805867_Ayer_MS_1174

Unique Identifier NL11K1MO

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