Mesoamerican Manuscripts at Princeton is a digital portal that provides access to nearly 300 manuscripts, documents, and artifacts spanning twelve centuries of recorded history. Some 15 languages are represented with particular strengths in K’iche’, Yucatec, and Nahuatl. For a history and description of the collections, see the About section.
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- Date:
- [1798].
- Subject:
- Mut, Manuel, Poot, Jacoba, Poot, Esteban, Land tenure—Mexico—19th century, Mayas—land tenure—Mexico—19th century, Dzitnup (Yucatán, Mexico)—History—19th century—Sources, Deeds—Mexico—Yucatán (State)—19th century, and Paper
- Call number:
- C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 30) and Electronic Resource
- Text language:
- Text in Spanish with some Yucatec.
- Exhibit Tags:
- Yucatec
- Date:
- [1870 May 10].
- Subject:
- Dzul, Vicente, Dzul, Anselmo, Uicab, Manuela, Land tenure—Mexico—19th century, Maxcanú (Mexico)—History—19th century—Sources, Wills—Mexico—Yucatán (State)—19th century, and Paper
- Call number:
- C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 15-28) and Electronic Resource
- Text language:
- Text in Spanish; with some Yucatec.
- Exhibit Tags:
- Yucatec
- Date:
- [1766 Dec. 7].
- Subject:
- Gomez, Joseph, Guerrero, Ignacio, Land Tenure—Mexico—18th century, Mayas—land tenure—Mexico—18th century, Maya language—Texts, Valladolid (Yucatán, Mexico)—History—18th century—Sources, Deeds—Mexico—Yucatán (State)—18th century, and Paper
- Call number:
- C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 15-28) and Electronic Resource
- Text language:
- Text in Spanish; with some Yucatec.
- Exhibit Tags:
- Yucatec
- Date:
- 1694-1843.
- Subject:
- Land tenure—Registration and transfer—Mexico, Nahuas—Mexico—Mexico City—History, Nahuatl language—Texts, Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl (Mexico)—History, Mexico—History—Spanish colony, 1540-1810—Sources, Indigenous Studies, Legal documents—Mexico—Mexico City—17th century, Legal documents—Mexico—Mexico City—18th century, Legal documents—Mexico—Mexico City—19th century, Wills—Mexico—18th century, Paper, Unbound sheets (Binding)—17th century, Unbound sheets (Binding)—18th century, and Unbound sheets (Binding)—19th century
- Call number:
- C0744.02 (Garrett Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 11)
- Text language:
- Texts in Nahuatl and Spanish.
- Exhibit Tags:
- Nahuatl
- Date:
- [1557-1594].
- Subject:
- Land tenure—Registration and transfer—Mexico, Nahuas—Mexico—Mexico City—History, Nahuatl language—Texts, Tecamachalco (Puebla, Mexico)—History—16th century—Sources, Mexico—History—Spanish colony, 1540-1810—Sources, Indigenous Studies, Legal documents—Mexico—Mexico City—16th century, Paper, and Unbound sheets (Binding)—16th century
- Call number:
- C0744.02 (Garrett Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 15)
- Text language:
- Texts in Nahuatl and Spanish.
- Exhibit Tags:
- Nahuatl
- Date:
- 1605-1630.
- Subject:
- Land tenure—Registration and transfer—Mexico, Nahuas—Mexico—Mexico City—History, Nahuatl language—Texts, Mexico—History—Spanish colony, 1540-1810—Sources, Indigenous Studies, Legal documents—Mexico—Mexico City—17th century, Wills—Mexico—17th century, Paper, and Unbound sheets (Binding)—17th century
- Call number:
- C0744.02 (Garrett Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 16)
- Text language:
- Texts in Nahuatl and Spanish.
- Exhibit Tags:
- Nahuatl
- Date:
- 1686-1849.
- Subject:
- Land tenure—Registration and transfer—Mexico, Maya language—Texts, Mexico—History—Spanish colony, 1540-1810—Sources, Yucatán (Mexico : State)—History, Legal documents—Mexico—Yucatán—17th century, Legal documents—Mexico—Yucatán—18th century, Legal documents—Mexico—Yucatán—19th century, Paper, Unbound sheets (Binding)—17th century, Unbound sheets (Binding)—18th century, and Unbound sheets (Binding)—19th century
- Call number:
- C0940 (Princeton Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 15) and Electronic Resource
- Text language:
- Texts in Yucatec and Spanish.
- Date:
- [1850, Feb. 28].
- Subject:
- Ku, Leonardo, Carnal, Juan Marcos, Mayas—Wars—Mexico—Yucatán (State), Maya language—Texts, Yucatán (Mexico : State)—History—Caste War, 1847-1855, Letters—Mexico—Yucatán (State)—19th century, Paper, and Correspondence—Mexico—Yucatán (State)—19th century
- Call number:
- C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 38-63) and Electronic Resource
- Text language:
- Text in Yucatec.
- Date:
- 1860 Apr. 2.
- Subject:
- Chinantec language—Terms and phrases, Chinantec language—Conversation and phrase books—Spanish, Chinantec language—Dictionaries—Spanish, Chinantec language—Texts, Indigenous Studies, Dictionaries—Mexico—19th century, Phrase books—Mexico—19th century, Paper, Morocco bindings (Binding), and Dictionaries
- Call number:
- C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 266)
- Text language:
- Text in Chinantec and Spanish.
- Date:
- [between 1550 and 1599].
- Subject:
- Names, Geographical—Mexico, Rivers—Mexico, Oaxaca (Mexico : State)—Maps, Manuscript, Oaxaca (Mexico : State)—History—16th century—Sources, Mexico—History—Conquest, 1519-1540—Sources, Maps—Mexico—Oaxaca—16th century, and Cotton
- Call number:
- C0744.02 (Garrett Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 20)
- Text language:
- Text in Nahuatl with some Spanish.
- Exhibit Tags:
- Nahuatl
- Date:
- [between 1775 and 1850].
- Subject:
- Names, Geographical—Mexico, Rivers—Mexico, Oaxaca (Mexico : State)—Maps, Manuscript, Oaxaca (Mexico : State)—History—16th century—Sources, Mexico—History—Conquest, 1519-1540—Sources, Maps—Mexico—Oaxaca—19th century, and Linen
- Call number:
- C0744.02 (Garrett Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 19)
- Text language:
- Text in Nahuatl with some Spanish.
- Exhibit Tags:
- Nahuatl
- Date:
- [18--?].
- Subject:
- Mayas—Medicine, Materia medica, Vegetable—Mexico—19th century, Medicinal plants—Mexico—19th century, Maya languages—Texts, Indigenous Studies, Formulas, recipes, etc, and Paper
- Call number:
- C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 7)
- Text language:
- Text in Spanish and Yucatec.
- Exhibit Tags:
- Yucatec
- Date:
- [1803].
- Subject:
- Quiché language—Texts and Paper
- Call number:
- C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 181)
- Text language:
- Text in K'iche' and Spanish.
- Date:
- 1917.
- Subject:
- Mayas—Medicine, Materia medica, Vegetable—Mexico—19th century, Medicinal plants—Mexico—19th century, Maya languages—Texts, Indigenous Studies, Formulas, recipes, etc, and Paper
- Call number:
- C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 12)
- Text language:
- Text in Yucatec with some Spanish.
- Exhibit Tags:
- Yucatec
- Date:
- 761.
- Subject:
- Maya language—Texts
- Call number:
- C0940 (Princeton Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 11) and Electronic Resource
- Date:
- [before 1600].
- Subject:
- Quipu—Peru
- Call number:
- C0940 (Princeton Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 5) and Electronic Resource
