Twentyninth chapter, where it is said how, at the time the spaniards left mexico, there. General history of the things of new spain by fray bernardino. If youre seeing this message, it means were having. The aztecs actually referred to themselves as the mexica, thence the name of the modern nation of mexico. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. It was there that he joined the order of friars minor or. He attended the university of salamanca, where he was exposed to the currents of renaissance humanism. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Comprar nuevos y ultimos libros, novedades, obras y sagas del autor. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Monographs of the school of american research, santa fe, new mexico. Born in sahagun, spain, in 1499, he journeyed to new spain in 1529.
This edition is in fact a translation by mauricio j. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. His work contains the matritense codex, a manuscript product of the great. Sahagun was ordered to write in nahuatl the information needed by his colleagues for the conversion of the indigenous peoples of the region.
Florentine codex, general history of the things of new. He learned nahuatl and spent more than 50 years in the study of aztec beliefs. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Mixco of leon portillas book, first published in spanish in 1999, as part of the worldwide commemoration of sahaguns fivehundredth birthday. What is reflected in the documents of sahagun and his study shows how this material had an undeniable sacred connotation and a strong symbolic charge in the religion of the highlands. General history of the things of new spain by fray.
Read and learn for free about the following article. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. During this period, the university at salamanca was strongly influenced by erasmus, and was a center for spanish franciscan intellectual life. Published by the school of american research and the university of utah. He was a pioneer of modern anthropology and showed singular commitment, reticence and intelligence. Translated from the aztec into english, with notes and illustrations, by arthur j. Con algunas interrupciones, fray bernardino estuvo vinculado al colegio.
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