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The Relacion de Tlacolula y Mitla

Mesoamerican notes • 4 • Published In 1955 • Pages: 13-24

By: Horcasitas, Fernando, George, Richard.

Abstract

This document contains the translations of the relaciones written in 1580 for the towns of Mitla and Tlacolula. The relaciones are thumbnail sketches of the communities, covering a wide range of topics including geography, history, redocuments, and customs. Topical coverage is, however, superficial. Relaciones were prepared by Spanish officials throughout New Spain in response to a questionnaire sent by the Crown. Information for Mitla and Tlacolula was gathered by interviewing Zapotec leaders in these towns. The relaciones are of interest in that they give some picture, albeit sketchy, of these towns in the early colonial period and they may be compared with relaciones from other parts of Mexico for the same time period.

HRAF PubDate

2019

Region

Middle America and the Caribbean

Sub Region

Central Mexico

Document Type

article

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnographer

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1979-1980

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

1500-1580

Coverage Place

Tlacolula and Mitla in Tlacolula arm of Valley; Oaxaca State, Mexico

Notes

Fernando Horcasitas ; notes and translation by Fernando Horcasitas and Richard George

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

62040449

LCSH

Zapotec Indians