Bernardino de sahagun pdf files

He studied at the convent of salamanca where he took the vows of the order, and in 1529 was sent out to mexico, being one of the earliest missionaries assigned to that country, where he labored. Two of the worlds leading scholars of the aztec language and culture have translated sahaguns monumental and encyclopedic study of nat. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Twentyninth chapter, where it is said how, at the time the spaniards left mexico, there. This lesson explores sahagun s life, as well as the creation of the codex. The codex is composed of twelve volumes, each of which documents a. Florentine codex facsimile edition bilingual press. Pdf the long sixteenth century was the beginning of an era that was fraught with both inter and intra religious tensions. The general history of the things of new spain, by bernardino. Read and learn for free about the following article. The florentine codex consists of 12 books that describe aztec life before the spanish conquest.

This is a new facsimilar edition that casa editorial aldus coediting with libros mas cultura cleanly brings forth. And when the spaniards had arrived at xoloco, moctezuma dressed and prepared himself to meet them with. Nahuatl accounts of the conquest of mexico, repertorium. Sahagun was ordered to write in nahuatl the information needed by his colleagues for the conversion of the indigenous peoples of the region. All smithsonian museums and smithsonian libraries locations continue to be closed to support the effort to contain the spread of covid19. Thank you for helping build the largest language community on the internet. Like most works that are more than a century old, though, it may. Two of the worlds leading scholars of the aztec language and culture have translated sahaguns monumental and encyclopedic study. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Fullsize color reproduction of the entire original document, bernardino sahagun. He studied at the convent of salamanca where he took the vows of the order, and in 1529 was sent out to mexico, being one of the earliest missionaries assigned to that country, where he labored until his death more than sixty years later.

General history of the things of new spain by fray bernardino. General history of the things of new spain by fray. We are not announcing a reopening date at this time and will provide updates on a regular and asneeded basis. Bustamente in 1829, and 2 a direct translation of sahaguns original aztec text. It is a valuable resource for subjects related to theology, philosophy, history, culture, and more. Mixco of leon portillas book, first published in spanish in 1999, as part of the worldwide commemoration of sahaguns fivehundredth birthday. Sahagun began conducting research into indigenous cultures in the 1540s, using a methodology that scholars consider to be a precursor to. It documents the culture, religious cosmology worldview, ritual practices, society. Descriptive letterpress on versos facing all plates except one vol. The work of sahagun, university of new mexico, 1974. This edition is in fact a translation by mauricio j. He learned nahuatl and spent more than 50 years in the study of aztec beliefs.