The Primordial Title of Santo Tomás Ajusco, México, Re-Visited

Amos Megged

The Primordial Title of Santo Tomás Ajusco, México, Re-Visited

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Abstract

The article focuses on the conceptualization of time and space in an early 16^th century Título Primordial (in English, Primitive Land Title) from the town of Santo Tomás Ajusco (Tlalpan, Mexico). The author discusses the cultural history of the Nahua Indians and considers the settlement history of the Axoxpaneca Indians in the 15^th century. He also reflects on the importance of these land title documents for understanding the prehispanic world-view and its interaction with Spanish colonial authorities in the 16^th century.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	107-162
Number of pages	56
Journal	Relaciones: Estudios de Historia y Sociedad
Volume	31
Issue number	122
State	Published - 1 Apr 2010

Keywords

Native American title
Nahuas
Time perception
Land titles
Indigenous peoples of Mexico -- First contact with Europeans
Tlalpan (Mexico)
Mexico
conceptualización del tiempo y espacio
estudios del náhuatl clásico
Nahua
Títulos primordiales

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The Primordial Title of Santo Tomás Ajusco, México, Re-Visited

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