Los señoríos de Ñuu Dzaui y la expansión tolteca
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Mesoamerican codices, Mixtec, Toltec, Interregional contacts, Quetzalcoatl
Abstract
The pictographic codices from the Mixtec region (State of Oaxaca, Mexico) are fascinating examples of precolonial Mesoamerican historiography. The most important protagonist of these manuscripts is Lord 8 Deer 'Jaguar Claw' (A.D. 1063 1115). A crucial element in his dramatized biography is his interaction with a king of the Toltecs, called Lord 4 Jaguar. This article compares the codex scenes in which these personages are present with the information given by Central-Mexican and Maya chronicles on Toltec history. The Toltec capital mentioned by the Mixtec codices is identified as Cholula. The Mixtec description of Lord 4 Jaguar coincides completely with what other sources tell about the ruler of Cholula, known as Nacxitl Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl or Kukulcan, who connected the Toltec realm with the Maya world in the Early Postclassic period.Downloads
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2006-09-22
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Jansen M. . (2006). Los señoríos de Ñuu Dzaui y la expansión tolteca. Revista Española de Antropología Americana, 36(2), 175-208. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/REAA/article/view/REAA0606220175A
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