History and Mythology of the Aztecs The Codex Chimalpopoca |
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Author:
| Bierhorst, John |
ISBN: | 978-0-8165-1886-9 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1998 |
Publisher: | University of Arizona Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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One of the great documents of colonial Mexico, the Codex Chimalpopoca chronicles the rise of Aztec civilization and preserves the mythology on which it was based. Its two complementary texts, Annals of Cuauhtitlan and Legend of the Suns, record the pre-Cortésian history of the Valley of Mexico together with firsthand versions of ...
One of the great documents of colonial Mexico, the Codex Chimalpopoca chronicles the rise of Aztec civilization and preserves the mythology on which it was based. Its two complementary texts, Annals of Cuauhtitlan and Legend of the Suns, record the pre-Cortésian history of the Valley of Mexico together with firsthand versions of ...