Book

The extent of the empire of the Culhua Mexica

University of California PressBerkeley And Los Angeles • Published In 1949 • Pages:

By: Barlow, R. H. (Robert Hayward).

Abstract
This monograph is an attempt at a mapping of the Aztec ("Culhua Mexica") [i]Matricula de Tributos[/i] or Tribute Roll—a barkcloth document dating to 1522-1530 but probably copied from pre-Conquest examples, with Nahua annotations added—frequently referring to a later copy within the Codex Mendoza ("Codex Mendocino") with additional annotations. The surviving pages list tribute due from each ethnic political unit or city-state. Numerous towns pertaining to 38 "provinces" within seven "domains" are located on a modern map, and supplemental information from early Colonial sources is provided on the inhabitants of each where possible. Many of the footnotes are given in the original Spanish and not translated, and a large number of Nahua words are given without further comment.
Subjects
Form and rules of government
Territorial hierarchy
Provinces
Towns
Taxation and public income
History
Place names
External relations
Military installations
Aftermath of combat
Slavery
Linguistic identification
External migration
Uniform and accouterment
Normal garb
Routes
culture
Aztecs
HRAF PubDate
2017
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Central Mexico
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1958
Field Date
1943-1948
Coverage Date
1486-1580
Coverage Place
central and isthmian Mexico
Notes
By R. H. Barlow
Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-141)
LCCN
49010163
LCSH
Aztecs