This is book 12, chapter 12 of the florentine codex, also known as the general history of the things of new spain. Book xii recounts the spanish conquest of mexico, which took place between 1519, when cortes landed on the coast with just over 100 men and a few horses, and 1521, when tenochtitlan was taken and the aztecs subjugated. Florentine codex, book 12, ch 14 early nahuatl library. Book twelve contains a meticulous retelling of the spanish conquest of mexico, from the days leading up to the first arrival of cortes to the eventual submission of. Anderson, 9780874800968, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Book twelve contains a meticulous retelling of the spanish conquest of mexico, from the days leading up to the first arrival of cortes to the eventual submission of the tlatilulcans, the tenochtitlans, and their rulers to the spaniards. Written in nahuatl with translation and summaries in spanish and latin, the book. The conquest of mexico florentine codex, book 12 the core. General history of the things of new spain by fray. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at.
Book twelve contains a meticulous retelling of the spanish conquest of mexico, from the days leading up to the first arrival of cortes to the eventual submission of the tlatilulcans, the tenochtitlans, and their rulers to the spaniardsmore. Book 12, the account of the conquest of mexico from the point of view of the conquered of tenochtitlantlatelolco is the only strictly historical book of the historia. This version of the codice florentine is based on the version of the codex held in florence as well as on the summary of the original codex. Florentine codex, book 12, ch 12 early nahuatl library. This particular book is about the spanish invasion of mexico in 1519 and their eventual consolidation of power in the capital. The florentine codex is divided by subject area into twelve books and includes over 2,000 illustrations drawn by nahua artists in the sixteenth century. Sahagun is a franciscan missionary who arrived in mexico in 1529. A vital record of mexican indigenous created under.
Book xii recounts the spanish conquest of mexico, which took place. My translation this version of the codice florentine is based on the version of the codex held in florence as well as on the summary of the original codex. Commonly referred to as the florentine codex, the manuscript consists of 12 books devoted to different topics. The twelve books of the florentine codex are organized in the following way. James lockhart has provided us with his transcription of the nahuatl and its translation to english. The florentine codex remains a fascinating view into the culture of the aztecs, more aptly known as the nahua. Gods, religious beliefs and rituals, cosmology, and moral philosophy, humanity society, politics, economics, including anatomy and disease, natural history. Two of the worlds leading scholars of the aztec language and culture hav. The 16th century codex was created, in part, during a pandemic. This is book 12, chapter 14 of the florentine codex, also known as the general history of the things of new spain. Book twelve contains a meticulous retelling of the spanish conquest of mexico, from the days leading up to the first arrival of cortes to the eventual submission of the tlatilulcans, the.
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