Codex Chimalpopoca
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Codex Chimalpopoca is a 16th-century Nahuatl manuscript that preserves key Aztec historical narratives and mythological accounts, including versions of the creation stories and the legend of Quetzalcoatl.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican codex
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Nahuatl manuscript ⓘ historical document ⓘ mythological text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aztec cosmology
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Aztec historiography ⓘ Aztec mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ Aztec religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalScope |
early colonial period
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pre-Hispanic period ⓘ |
| contains |
Annals of Cuauhtitlan
NERFINISHED
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Aztec historical narratives ⓘ Leyenda de los Soles NERFINISHED ⓘ creation stories ⓘ legend of Quetzalcoatl ⓘ mythological accounts ⓘ various calendrical and chronological notes ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
NERFINISHED
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Nahua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 16th century ⓘ |
| describes |
Aztec migration traditions
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cycles of the suns (world ages) ⓘ deeds of Quetzalcoatl ⓘ genealogies of rulers ⓘ origin of the world ⓘ pre-Hispanic central Mexican history ⓘ |
| language | Classical Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | European paper ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carlos María de Bustamante’s friend Chimalpopoca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyCompiledBy | anonymous Nahua scribes ⓘ |
| originallyCreatedIn | New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early colonial Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Mesoamerican studies
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anthropology ⓘ ethnohistory ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| significance |
important witness to Nahuatl prose tradition
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key source for the legend of Quetzalcoatl ⓘ primary source for Aztec creation myths ⓘ |
| usedFor |
comparative mythology
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reconstruction of Aztec chronology ⓘ study of Nahua language ⓘ study of Nahua religion ⓘ study of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| writingSystem | alphabetic ⓘ |
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