Relaciones geográficas of Mexico and Guatemala, 1577-1585.

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García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894,. Relaciones geográficas of Mexico and Guatemala, 1577-1585.

Relaciones geográficas of Mexico and Guatemala, 1577-1585.

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The collection consists of 43 relaciones geográficas (one a 19th-century copy) prepared by local officials in New Spain in response to the 1577 questionnaire mandated by King Philip II. Forty-one pertain to territory in present-day Mexico; two relate to what is now Guatemala. The relaciones contain historical, cultural, and geographical information on New Spain and its peoples during the 16th century and before the conquest. Twenty-one relaciones are accompanied by printed questionnaires; 26 are accompanied by one or more maps, known as pinturas. The 37 pinturas are significant in their own right, not only as adjuncts to the texts. In addition to conveying historical information about such topics as 16th-century architecture, the spread of European religion in New Spain, and the colonial economy, the pinturas are artifacts for the study of the history of Latin American art and manuscript painting. The "Relación de Texcoco" is a 19th-century manuscript copy; another copy, probably made in the 17th century, is part of the Genaro García Collection, which also is housed at this institution.

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