Category
page 117th-century Mesoamericanists
Antonio de Herrera
Spanish historian
Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora
Mexican humanist and writer (1645-1700)
Chimalpahin
Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin (1579, Amecameca, Chalco1660, Mexico City), usually referred to simply as Chimalpahin or Chimalpain, was a Nahua annalist from Chalco. His Nahuatl names () mean "Runs Swiftly with a Shield" and "Rising Eagle", respectively, and he claimed descent from the lords of Tenango-Amecameca-Chalco. He was the grandson of the late Don Domingo Hernández Ayopochtzin, a seventh-generation descendant of the founding king of the polity. Don Domingo was learned and esteemed, especially for his education and his record-keeping skills in the anc
Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl
Novohispanic Mexican historian (1569-1650)
Gemelli Careri
Italian explorer
Juan de Torquemada
Spanish scholar 1557-1624
Horacio Carochi
Jesuit priest and grammarian; known for his grammar of the Classical Nahuatl language