Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl
Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl (between 1568 and 1580, died in 1648) was a nobleman of partial
Life
Born between 1568 and 1580, Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl was a direct descendant of
He was a distinguished student at the Imperial
In 1608, he was employed as interpreter by the viceroy, which appointment he owed to his learning and skill in explaining the hieroglyphic pictures of the ancient Mexicans. He had also a profound knowledge of the traditions of his ancestors which were preserved in the national songs, and "was intimate with several old Native Americans famous for their knowledge of Mexican history." He turned his own labors and those of his friends to account in composing works on the history of his country. They remained unknown until their importance was revealed by Clavijero, and afterward by Humboldt. The former says that they were written in Spanish by command of the viceroy, and were deposited in the library of the Jesuits in Mexico. There were copies also in other libraries.[4]
In 1612 he was governor of Texcoco, and in 1613 governor of Tlalmanalco. In spite of his illustrious birth, good education and obvious ability, he lived most of his life in dire poverty. Most of his works were written to relieve his wants. He died in Mexico City in 1648.
Works
He was commissioned by the
Later (1610 to 1640, according to Chavero), Alva wrote the Spanish work Historia chichimeca, which refers to the same events, but with more organization. Historia chichimeca is not the original title, which is unknown, but was supplied by
His works contain very important data for the history of Mexico, but except for Historia chichimeca, they are written without order or method, the chronology is very faulty, and there is much repetition.
Alfredo Chavero published his works, annotated, with the title of Obras históricas (Historical Works) in 1891-1892. José Ignacio Dávila Garibi reproduced that edition with a new prologue in 1952.
The
He wrote two memorials, Sucinta and Sumaria, addressed to Viceroy
See also
- Huematzin, 8th century sage (either real or legendary) mentioned in 'Relaciones Históricas'
Notes
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (April 2009) |
- ^ Brian, Amber. "Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl". Oxford Bibliographies Online. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ISSN 1060-9164.
- ISBN 978-0-8165-3368-8.
- ^ a b Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
- ^ Okubo, Yukitaka Inoue (2019). "Los tlatoque en la Decimatercia relación de Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxóchitl". Dimensión Antropológica (in Spanish). 76: 12–27.
- ISBN 978-0-8265-2097-5.
Further reading
- Alva Ixtlilxochitl, Fernando de (1975). Obras historicas, 2 vols. (Mexico,). Edmundo O'Gorman, ed. (in Spanish)
- Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de (1996). Enciclopedia de México, v. 1. Mexico City, ISBN 1-56409-016-7. (in Spanish)
- Boturini, Lorenzo(1749). Idea de una historia general de la América Septentrional. Madrid. (in Spanish)
- Brian, Amber (2016). Alva Ixtlilxochitl's Native Archive and the Circulation of Knowledge in Colonial Mexico. Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 978-0826520975.
- Bustamante, Jesús (1995). "Professional Indian, Professional Criollo. Nahuatl Versions of Classical Spanish Theatre". In Henriette Bugge; Joan Pau Rubiés (eds.). Shifting Cultures: Interaction and Discourse in the Expansion of Europe. Periplus Parerga, Bd. 4. Münster, Germany: OCLC 36278908.
- Chavero, Alfredo (ed.) (1891–92). Obras históricas de D. Fernando de Alba Ixtlilxochitl. Mexico. (in Spanish)
- Danieri, Juan José (2002). "¿Tloque nahuaque o Dios desconocido? El problema de la traducción cultural en la Historia de la nación chichimeca de Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl". Morada de la palabra. Homenaje a Luce y Mercedes López-Baralt. W. Mejías, ed. San Juan: Univ. de Puerto Rico. 515-521.(in Spanish)
- Danieri, Juan José (2008). "Fernando de Alva Ixtilxochitl" in Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. 2nd ed. J. Kinsbruner, ed. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1: 127-28.(in English)
- Hoyo, Eugenio del (1957). "Ensayo historiográfico sobre D. Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxóchitl", in Memorias de la Academia Mexicana de la Historia, vol. XVI. (in Spanish)
- Lee, Jongsoo (2008). The Allure of Nezahualcoyotl: Pre-Hispanic History, Religión, and Nahua Poetics. New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press. (in English)
- Ward, Thomas (2001). “From the ‘People’ to the ‘Nation’: an Emerging Notion in Sahagún, Ixtlilxóchitl and Muñoz Camargo.” Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl 32: 223-234.(in English)
External links
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .
- (in Spanish) Short biography
- Relación Geográfica de Texcoco (Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl copy)