Historia de las Indias de Nueva Espana e Islas de Tierra Firma

Title

Historia de las Indias de Nueva Espana e Islas de Tierra Firma

Subject

Botany

Description

This extensive collection that consists of 78 chapters consists of the aspects of the Aztec life before and up to the conquest of the Spanish Empire. Duran records the crucial aspects of Aztec life, including the various kings, gods, the customs and the rights of the Aztec people, although including a European and Catholic perspective. More importantly, these texts include the importance of herbs, animals, and spirituality to medicine in Aztec life.

Creator

Diego Duran

Source

Cronica Mexicayotl

Date

1587

Citation

Diego Duran, “Historia de las Indias de Nueva Espana e Islas de Tierra Firma,” Art and Science in the Early Modern World, accessed November 20, 2024, http://artandscience.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/111.

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