photo by amanda cuellar, 2015. the term “codex” (códice in spanish) refers to a pre-columbian...
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This page from the Codex Mendoza (also called the Códice Mendocino in Spanish) is a sixteenth-century Nahua codex that retains numerous characteristics from pre-Columbian traditions, while absorbing a few European influences. This codex was made approximately two decades after Spanish colonization. In this scene, the story of a vision or prophecy is depicted of an eagle perched on a cactus, a sign alerting the migrants from Aztlán that they were about to find their fated destination Tenochtitlan, the name for present-day Mexico City. Depicted, as well, are symbols of Aztecs conquering neighboring communities as they established their own empire prior to the Spanish invasion. Slide is informed by “Codices,” NEH Summer Institute for School Teachers, Oaxaca, blogs.uoregon.edu/mesoinstitute/