Codex Xolotl
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Codex Xolotl is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript that chronicles the history, migrations, and political conflicts of the Acolhua people in the Valley of Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Xolotl canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican codex
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ pictorial manuscript ⓘ |
| artTradition | Central Mexican codex tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Acolhuacan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texcoco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicles |
dynastic successions in Acolhuacan
ⓘ
political alliances in the Valley of Mexico ⓘ rise of the Acolhua in Texcoco ⓘ |
| contains |
battle scenes
ⓘ
name glyphs ⓘ place glyphs ⓘ scenes of rulership and enthronement ⓘ year signs ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Nahua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Acolhua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
foundation of Texcoco
ⓘ
genealogies of Acolhua rulers ⓘ history of the Acolhua people ⓘ migrations of the Acolhua people ⓘ political conflicts in the Valley of Mexico ⓘ wars among city-states in the Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| historicalGenre |
dynastic chronicle
ⓘ
migration history ⓘ |
| language | Nahuatl ⓘ |
| material | amatl paper ⓘ |
| medium | painted manuscript ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Xolotl (Acolhua leader) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Acolhua region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preColumbian | true ⓘ |
| region |
Central Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valley of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Texcocan royal lineage ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Mesoamerican studies
ⓘ
ethnohistory of Central Mexico ⓘ |
| scriptType | pictographic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ethnohistory
ⓘ
genealogy ⓘ migration narratives ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
Postclassic period
ⓘ
pre-Hispanic era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
documenting territorial expansion
ⓘ
preserving dynastic memory ⓘ recording political legitimacy ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Mesoamerican pictorial notation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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