[Codex Tepotzotlán]. [ca. 1720]

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[Codex Tepotzotlán]. [ca. 1720]

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Fragment of a village land book with two pages of text and picture captions in Nahuatl, created during the first half of the 18th century, probably between 1700-1743, documenting land claims in the village of Tepotzotlán. Owned. Christian settlements are depicted throughout the Codex with drawings of churches, as well as the "tecpan" or city hall; magueys and nopals indicate the principal crops cultivated in the area. Circles represent units of land measurement in "mecatls," and houses indicate the number of tribute-payers in each district.

[20] p. : amatl paper, col. ill. ; 27 cm.

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