Codex of the conquest of Mexico: the arrival of the Spanish in 16th century (print)

Institution Reference: Shelfmark ID: L20i14 Page No: LIBXII sht CXXXIX Below is an army on horseback being led by a soldier carrying a flag. Fray Bernardino de Sahagun was a Franciscan priest and a researcher in Mexican culture. The book Historia general de las cosas de Nueva Espana was written between the years 1570-1590 and was based on direct records of data received from the native people. Subjects include flora and fauna, and medicinal herbs. From "Two volumes of plates forming the last two volumes of a five volume edition of parts of Historia general de las cosas de Nueva Espana: edited by Francisco del Paso y Troncoso." by Fray Bernardino de Sahagun. (Florence, c1910).