Pomar, Juan Bautista, active 1582

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Dates:
Birth 1582
Death 1590
Spanish; Castilian, Nahuatl languages,

Biographical notes:

Author and chronicler of precolonial and colonial Mexico. Born and died in Texcoco, circa 1535-1590. His mother was a daughter of Texcoco's monarch, Nezahualpilli; his father was a Spaniard, Antonio de Pomar. Pomar is known for compiling the Relación de Texcoco, completed in March 1582, and a collection of Nahuatl poetry.

From the description of Relación de Texcoco, Instrucción y Memoria, Romances de los señores de la Nueva España, 1577-1582. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 34020664

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Subjects:

  • Indians of Mexico
  • Manuscripts, Mexican
  • Nahuatl poetry

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Places:

  • Texcoco de Mora (Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Spain (as recorded)
  • Mexico (as recorded)