In the palace of Nezahualcoyotl : painting manuscripts, writing the pre-Hispanic past in early colonial period Tetzcoco, Mexico

289 Pages·2010·126.511 MB·English

by  King of Texcoco Nezahualcóyotl, King of Texcoco Nezahualcóyotl, Douglas, Eduardo de J., King of Texcoco Nezahualcóyotl

IN THE PALACE OF NEZAHUALCOYOTL
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IN THE PALACE OF NEZAHUALCOYOTL
PAINTING MANUSCRIPTS, WRITING THE PRE-HISPANIC
PAST IN EARLY COLONIAL PERIOD TETZCOCO, MEXICO
by eduardo de j. douglas
University of Texas Press Austin
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library of congress cataloging-in-publication data
Douglas, Eduardo de J., 1957–
In the palace of Nezahualcoyotl : painting manuscripts, writing the pre-
Hispanic past in early colonial period Tetzcoco, Mexico / by Eduardo de J. Doug-
las. — 1st ed.
p. cm. — (The William and Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and cul-
ture of the Western hemisphere)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn 978-0-292-72168-5 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Codex Xolotl. 2. Mapa Quinatzin. 3. Mapa Tlohtzin. 4. Manuscripts,
Nahuatl—Mexico—Texcoco de Mora. 5. Aztec art—Mexico—Texcoco de Mora.
6. Aztecs—Mexico—Texcoco de Mora—History—Sources. 7. Texcoco de Mora
(Mexico)—History—Sources. 8. Nezahualcóyotl, King of Texcoco, 1402–1472—
Homes and haunts—Mexico—Texcoco de Mora. 9. Palaces—Mexico—Texcoco de
Mora. 10. Texcoco de Mora (Mexico)—Antiquities. I. Title.
f1219.56.c642d684 2010
972'.52—dc22 2009046344
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For my parents and grandparents, and for Dan.
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CONTENTS
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1. Mixed Forms, Mixed Messages: The Codex Xolotl,
the Quinatzin Map, and the Tlohtzin Map 17
2. Cemanahuactli Imachiyo, “The World, Its Model” 41
3. Our Kin, Our Blood 95
4. Telling Stories 129
Conclusion: In the Palace of Nezahualcoyotl 161
Notes 193
Bibliography 237
Index 249
Plates 1–25 follow page 166
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ILLUSTRATIONS
map i.1. Map of the Valley of Mexico, circa 1520 4
figure i.1. Tetzcoco coat of arms 3
figure 1.1. Codex Xolotl, fragment 1A 20
figure 1.2. Codex Xolotl, fragment 1B 21
figure 1.3. Codex Xolotl, fragment 1C 21
figure 1.4. Codex Xolotl, page 1 bis 21
figure 1.5. Tlohtzin Map, detail of drawing on reverse 24
figure 1.6. Codex Mendoza, folio 2 recto 27
figure 1.7. Tlohtzin Map, detail of mountain-cave of Huexotla 29
figure 1.8. Quinatzin Map, leaf 1, top-center detail 29
figure 1.9. Codex Xolotl, page 1, bottom-center detail 29
figure 1.10. Codex Xolotl, page 1, lower-left detail 30
figure 1.11. Quinatzin Map, leaf 1, center detail 30
figure 1.12. Tlohtzin Map, left section detail 31
figure 1.13. Maize plot details, Tlohtzin Map and Quinatzin Map 32
figure 1.14. Codex Féjéváry-Mayer, page 1 33
figure 2.1. Oztoticpac Lands Map 42
figure 2.2. Quinatzin Map, leaf 2, top-center detail 82
figure 2.3. Codex Mendoza, folio 69 recto 83
figure 2.4. Quinatzin Map, leaf 2, right-side detail 85
figure 2.5. Codex Mendoza, folio 66 recto 85
figure 2.6. Codex Mendoza, folio 67 recto 86
figure 2.7. Quinatzin Map, leaf 2, bottom-center detail 87
figure 2.8. Quinatzin Map, leaf 2, left-side detail 88
figure 2.9. Codex Mendoza, folio 70 recto 88
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