16th Century indigenous dance practices
documented thru European eyes and ears
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FRAY TORIBIO DE MOTOLINIA
1490 - 1569
HISTORIA DE LOS INDIOS DE LA NUEVA ESPANA
written 1541 not published until 1858
MEMORIALES
written between 1556 and 1560
1490 - 1569
HISTORIA DE LOS INDIOS DE LA NUEVA ESPANA
written 1541 not published until 1858
MEMORIALES
written between 1556 and 1560
FRAY BERNARDINO DE SAHAGUN
1499 - 1590
HISTORIA GENERAL DE LAS COSAS DE NUEVA ESPANA
written in Nahuatl 1547
translated into Spanish 30 years later
PUBLISHED 1829 for the first time
1499 - 1590
HISTORIA GENERAL DE LAS COSAS DE NUEVA ESPANA
written in Nahuatl 1547
translated into Spanish 30 years later
PUBLISHED 1829 for the first time
FRANCISCO LOPEZ DE GOMARA
1511 - 1566
THE LIFE OF THE CONQUEROR
by his secretary
1511 - 1566
THE LIFE OF THE CONQUEROR
by his secretary
FRAY ALONSO DE MOLINA
1513[1] or 1514[2][3] – 1579[1] or 1585[
His was the first dictionary of the Nahuatl tongue (first edition, 1555)
1513[1] or 1514[2][3] – 1579[1] or 1585[
His was the first dictionary of the Nahuatl tongue (first edition, 1555)
FRAY GERONIMO DE MENDIETA
(1525-1604)
A HISTORIA ECLESIASTICA INDIANA
written in 1596
not published until 1870
(1525-1604)
A HISTORIA ECLESIASTICA INDIANA
written in 1596
not published until 1870
