16th century in Mexico

Mesoamerican manuscripts made by the pre-Columbian Aztec, and their Nahuatl-speaking descendants

state in present-day central Mexico (c. 1300-1530)

conquest dating from 1511 to 1697

aspect of history

Itzamkanac, also known as El Tigre, is an ancient Pre-Columbian city and archaeological Maya site located in the municipality of Candelaria in the state of Campeche, Mexico. Itzamkanac was the capital of the pre-Hispanic Acalan province ruled by the Chontal Maya or Putún Maya until the arrival and encounter with the Spanish conquistadors.

16th century Franciscan missionaries

campaign in Late Postclassic Mesoamerica

Religious documents of the XVI century

16th-century Nahuatl-language manuscript

postconquest cartographic Aztec codex