Full Description
Volume 13 of the Handbook of Middle American Indians, published in cooperation with the Middle American Research Institute of Tulane University under the general editorship of Robert Wauchope (1909-1979), constitutes Part 2 of the Guide to Ethnohistorical Sources. The Guide has been assembled under the volume editorship of the late Howard F. Cline, Director of the Hispanic Foundation in the Library of Congress, with Charles Gibson, John B. Glass, and H. B. Nicholson as associate volume editors. It covers geography and ethnogeography (Volume 12); sources in the European tradition (Volume 13); and sources in the native tradition (Volumes 14 and 15).
The present volume contains the following studies on sources in the European tradition:
"Published Collections of Documents Relating
to Middle American Ethnohistory," by Charles Gibson
"An Introductory Survey of Secular Writings in the European Tradition on Colonial Middle America, 1503-1818," by J. Benedict Warren
"Religious Chroniclers and Historians: A Summary with Annotated Bibliography," by Ernest J.
Burrus, S.J.
"Bernardino de SahagÚn," by Luis Nicolau d'Olwer, Howard F. Cline, and H. B. Nicholson
"Antonio de Herrera," by Manuel Ballesteros Gaibrois
"Juan de Torquemada," by JosÉ Alcina Franch
"Francisco Javier Clavigero," by Charles E. Ronan, S.J.
"Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg," by Carroll Edward Mace
"Hubert Howe Bancroft," by Howard F. Cline
"Eduard Georg Seler," by H. B. Nicholson
"Selected
Nineteenth-Century Mexican Writers on Ethnohistory," by Howard F. Cline The Handbook of Middle American Indians was assembled and edited at the Middle American Research Institute of Tulane University with the assistance of grants from the National Science Foundation and under the sponsorship of the National Research Council Committee on Latin American Anthropology.
Contents
(Continues from Volume 12)
Abbreviations
11. Published Collections of Documents Relating to Middle American Ethnohistory (Charles Gibson)
Evolution of Documentary Collections
Spain
New Spain and Mexico
Central America
Documentary Collections Published before 1810
Legislative Compendia
Other Collections
Documentary Collections of the 19th Century
Mexican
Spanish
French
Other European
United States
Colecciones de Documentos InÉditos
Historia de EspaÑa
Collections Relating to Spanish America
Documentos inÉditos... de Indias
Documentos inÉditos... de ultramar
Documentos... Ibero-AmÉrica
Large General Collections of the 20th Century
PeÑafiel
GarcÍa Pimentel
Paso y Troncoso
Documentos inÉditos Ó muy raros
Biblioteca histÓrica
Epistolario de Nueva EspaÑa
AGN Publications
Mexico Colonial
Carnegie Institution of Washington Publications
ColecciÓn Chimalistac
Hakluyt Society
Vargas Rea Publications
Other Modern Documentary Collections and Series on Special Topics: Colonial Period
Institutional Publications
Anthologies of Documents
Native Literature
Conquest Literature
Heraldry and Genealogy
Missionary Efforts
Indian Tribute and Labor
Law and Legislation
Other Social and Economic Topics
Regions
Modern Publications: Postcolonial Period
Independence and General
Later 19th Century and Mexican Revolution
Church, Law, Legislation
Local Regions and Areas
Topics
Modern Journals and Additional Miscellaneous Series
MNA Anales
AGN BoletÍn
Other Journals and Series
Marginal Collections
References
12. An Introductory Survey of Secular Writings in the European Tradition on Colonial Middle America, 1503-1818 (J. Benedict Warren)
Earliest Accounts
General Works
Official Chroniclers
Other General Works by Spaniards
General Works by Northern Europeans
Colonial Travelers in Middle America
Discovery and Conquest of Mexico
Exploratory Expeditions
Eyewitness Accounts of the Conquest of Mexico
Derivative Accounts of the Conquest of Mexico
Central Mexico
Sixteenth Century
Seventeenth Century
Eighteenth Century
Nineteenth Century
Northern and Western Mexico
Southern Mexico
Yucatan
Central America
Early Southern Central America
Early Northern Central America
Later Writings
Other Writings
Bibliography
13. Religious Chroniclers and Historians: A Summary with Annotated Bibliography (Ernest J. Burrus, S.J.)
General Observations and Background
Biobibliographical Sources
General
Franciscans
Dominicans
Augustinians
Jesuits
Chronicles and Histories, by Orders
Franciscans (O.F.M.)
Dominicans (O.P.)
Augustinians (O.S.A.)
Jesuits (S.J.)
Mercedarians (O.Merc.)
Epilogue
Annotated Bibliography
14. Bernardino de SahagÚn, 1499-1590
A. SahagÚn and His Works (Luis Nicolau d'Olwer and Howard F. Cline)
Plans and Methods
Evolution of "Historia general"
Nahuatl Documentation and Drafts
"Historia general": Nahuatl
"Historia general": Spanish and Bilingual Texts
Works About the Nahuatl Language
"Arte"
"Historia general"
"Vocabulario trilingÜe"
The "Postilla," or Doctrinal Encyclopedia
Coloquios and Doctrina
Chronicle
Postilla
Epistolas
Adiciones
ApÉndice
Comments
Books of Songs and Prayers
Cantares
Manual del Cristiano
Evaluation
B. SahagÚn's "Primeros memoriales" Tepepulco (H. B. Nicholson)
"Primeros memoriales": Paso y Troncoso Reconstruction
Descriptions
Discussion
C. SahagÚn Materials and Studies (Howard F. Cline)
Publications
General Plans
National and International Trends
Germany
France
United States
Mexico
Spain
International
Topical Writings and General Studies
"Historia general": Translations and Studies
Minor Texts
References
15. Antonio de Herrera, 1549-1625 (Manuel Ballesteros Gaibrois)
Works
"Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos"
Coverage
Sources
Methods
Editions
Conclusions
Appendix A: Herrera, Selected Works
Appendix B: Herrera, Selections Related to Middle America
References
16. Juan de Torquemada, 1564-1624 (JosÉ Alcina Franch)
Works
"MonarquÍa indiana"
Minor Works
Sources
Native Sources
Spanish Language Sources
The Problem of Plagiarism
Evaluation
Appendix A: Torquemada, Works
Appendix B: Tentative Chronological Outline of the Biography of Torquemada
References
17. Francisco Javier Clavigero, 1731-1787 (Charles E. Ronan, S.J.)
"Storia antica": Publishing History
"Storia antica": Description of the Work
Clavigero's Sources
Evaluation
Appendix: Clavigero, Historical Works
References
18. Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, 1814-1874 (Carroll Edward Mace)
Principal Monographic Works
Discovery and Publication of Sources
Evaluation
Appendix A: Brasseur de Bourbourg, Writings
Appendix B: Brasseur de Bourbourg's Translation of Maya Signs
References
19. Hubert Howe Bancroft, 1832-1918 (Howard F. Cline)
Plans and Methods
Format
Authorship
The Corps of Writers and their Contribution to "Native Races"
Evaluation
Appendix A: Bancroft, Principal Works
Appendix B: Selected References to Biobibliographies, Topical Bibliographies, and Extended Notes in Bancroft's "Works"
References
20. Eduard Georg Seler, 1849-1922 (H. B. Nicholson)
Mesoamerican Ethnohistorical Investigations
Major Publications
Native Language Texts: Translations and Commentaries
Western Mesoamerican Native-Tradition Pictorials: Interpretations
Mayanist Researches
Ethnographic and Culture-Historical Syntheses
Evaluation
Appendix: Seler, Selected Writings of Ethnohistorical Interest
References
21. Selected Nineteenth-Century Mexican Writers on Ethnohistory (Howard F. Cline)
Carlos MarÍa Bustamante, 1774-1848
Works
Evaluation
JosÉ Fernando RamÍrez, 1804-1871
The RamÍrez Collections
Publications
Manuel Orozco y Berra, 1810-1881
"Historia antigua y de la conquista de MÉxico"
"Historia de la dominaciÓn espaÑola en MÉxico"
Other Writings
Evaluation
JoaquÍn GarcÍa Icazbalceta, 1825-1894
The Collection
Works
Alfredo Chavero, 1841-1906
Edited Works
Biobibliographies
Commentaries and Studies
"Historia antigua"
Summary and Evaluation
Francisco del Paso y Troncoso, 1842-1916
The European Mission
The SahagÚn Corpus
Plans for the "Papeles de Nueva EspaÑa"
Paso y Troncoso's Execution of the Plans
Repatriation of the Paso y Troncoso Collection
Later Developments and Publications of the "Papeles de Nueva EspaÑa"
Evaluation
Appendix A: Bustamante, Selected Writings of Ethnohistorical Interest
Appendix B: RamÍrez, Selected Writings of Ethnohistorical Interest
Appendix C: Orozco y Berra, Selected Writings of Ethnohistorical Interest
Appendix D: GarcÍa Icazbalceta, Selected Writings of Ethnohistorical Interest
Appendix E: Chavero, Selected Writings of Ethnohistorical Interest
Appendix F: Paso y Troncoso, Selected Writings and Publications of Ethnohistorical Interest
References
