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
Relation
Cronica Mexicayotl
Format
Illustrated manuscript
Language
Nahuatl, Spanish
Type
Collection
Coverage
Renaissance
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/121.
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