Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volume 12: Guide to Ethnohistorical Sources, Part One

Guide to Ethnohistorical Sources comprises Volumes 12 through 15 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). 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, especially the Relaciones Geográficas (Volume 12); sources in the European tradition: printed collections, secular and religious chroniclers, biobibliographies (Volume 13); sources in the native tradition: prose and pictorial materials, checklist of repositories, title and synonymy index, and annotated bibliography on native sources (Volumes 14 and 15). Volume 12, which is Part One of the Guide, contains the following: "Introduction: Reflections on Ethnohistory," "Introductory Notes on Territorial Divisions of Middle America," "Viceroyalty to Republics, 1786–1952: Historical Notes on the Evolution of Middle American Political Units," "Ethnohistorical Regions of Middle America," "The Relaciones Geográficas of the Spanish Indies, 1577–1648," "A Census of the Relaciones Geográficas of New Spain, 1579–1616," and "The Relaciones Geográficas of Spain, New Spain, and the Spanish Indies: An Annotated Bibliography," all the foregoing by Howard F. Cline. In addition it includes: "Colonial New Spain, 1519–1786: Historical Notes on the Evolution of Minor Political Jurisdictions" by Peter Gerhard; "The Pinturas (Maps) of the Relaciones Geográficas, with a Catalog" by Donald Robertson; "The Relaciones Geográficas, 1579–1586: Native Languages" by H. R. Harvey; and "The Relaciones Geográficas of Mexico and Central America, 1740–1792" by Robert C. West. 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.

Table of Contents:
Foreword Abbreviations Introduction: Reflections on Ethnohistory (Howard F. Cline) 1. Introductory Notes on Territorial Divisions of Middle America (Howard F. Cline) Areas and Subdivisions Principal Area Modern and Colonial Jurisdictions Political Jurisdictions Audiencias: Politico-Judicial Jurisdiction Archdiocese and Dioceses: Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Summary Mexican States and Their Municipios Appendix: Gazetteer and Atlas of Mexican Municipios in the Principal Area, 1950 2. Colonial New Spain, 1519-1786: Historical Notes on the Evolution of Minor Political Jurisdictions (Peter Gerhard) I. Nueva España II. Nueva Galicia III. Nueva Vizcaya: Provincias Internas IV. Nayarit V. Sinaloa VI. Californias VII. Nuevo Mexico VIII. Coahuila IX. Texas X. Nuevo Leon XI. Nuevo Santander XII. Panuco XIII. Tabasco XIV. Isla del Carmen XV. Yucatan XVI. Guatemala XVII. Chiapa XVIII. Soconusco XIX. Honduras XX. Nicaragua XXI. Costa Rica XXII. San Salvador 3. Viceroyalty to Republics, 1786-1952: Historical Notes on the Evolution of Middle American Political Units (Howard F. Cline) Late Colonial Mexico The Intendancy System in New Spain Provincias Internas Summary The Mexican Empire, 1821-23 Republic of Mexico: Federalist Constitution, 1824-35 Republic of Mexico: Centralist Constitutions, 1836-46 Republic of Mexico: Return to Federalism, 1846-53 Republic of Mexico: Centralist Epilogue, 1853-56 Republic of Mexico: Stabilization, 1857-1902 Republic of Mexico: Twentieth Century Late Colonial Central America, 1785-1821 Central America after Independence Territorial and Jurisdictional Changes 4. Ethnohistorical Regions of Middle America (Howard F. Cline) Northern Mexico Western Mexico Central Mexico Oaxaca Region Southeastern Mexico and Guatemala Central America Final Note 5. The Relaciones Geográficas of the Spanish Indies, 1577-1648 (Howard F. Cline) Administrative History Juan de Ovando and Juan López de Velasco The 1577 Questionnaire Replies The Corpus The Relaciones Geográficas of New Spain Lost Items Summary Colonial Lists and Inventories Dispersal of the Corpus Repositories Archivo General de Indias University of Texas Royal Academy of History Lost Items Summary Geographical Coverage Northern Mexico Western Mexico Central Mexico Oaxaca Region Southeastern Mexico and Guatemala Summary Conclusions Epilogues The 1604 Program Interrogation of 1648 Demographic Survey, 1679-83 Summary Appendix A: Cedula, May 25, 1577 Appendix B: Instruction and Memorandum for Preparing the Reports … of the Indies … Appendix C: Questionnaire, 1577 Appendix D: Juan López de Velasco Relación, 1583 Appendix E: Antonio de León Pinelo Memoria, [1630?] 6. The Pinturas (Maps) of the Relaciones Geográficas, with a Catalog (Donald Robertson) History Analysis Content Glasses Materials Artistic Style Artists Chronological and Other Relationships Relationship to Texts Relationship to Prototypes Lost Pinturas Problems and Summary Catalog of Pinturas of the Relaciones Geográficas by Donald Robertson and Martha Barton Robertson 7. The Relaciones Geográficas, 1579-1586: Native Languages (H. R. Harvey) Classifications Group I: Uto-Aztecan Languages Mexicano Nahua Bilingualism Regional Dialects and Extinct Uto-Aztecan Languages Group II: Macro-Otomanguean Languages Otomi Mazahua Matlatzinca Chichimec Oaxaca Mixtec Cuicatec Amuzgo Popolocan: Chocho, Popoloca, Mazatec Zapotec Chinantec Group III: Macro-Mayan Languages Yucatec Maya Chontal Guatemalan Μayance Dialects Zoque, Mixe, Huave Totonac Group IV: Tarascan Group V: Hokaltecan Tlapanec Chontal of Oaxaca (Tequistlatecan)) Group VI: Unclassified and Extinct Languages Cuitlatec Tepuztec (Tlacotepehua)) Costa Grande Languages Costa Chica Languages Chontal and Tuxtec of Guerrero Guerrero Mazatec and Ixcuca Coastal Michoacan Jalisco Linguistic Acculturation Extent and Distribution of Nahua Appendix A: A Bibliographical Note on 16th-Century Linguistic Publications concerning New Spain Appendix B: Languages Listed in the Relaciones Geográficas: Distribution by Communities 8. A Census of the Relaciones Geográficas of New Spain, 1579–1612 (Howard F. Cline) 9. The Relaciones Geográficas of Spain, New Spain, and the Spanish Indies: An Annotated Bibliography (Howard F. Cline) 10. The Relaciones Geográficas of Mexico and Central America, 1740-1792 (Robert C. West) Relaciones Geográficas of 1743–46 Questionnaire Replies Corpus and Geographical Coverage Repository Summary Relaciones Geográficas of 1777–78 Questionnaire Replies Corpus and Geographical Coverage Repositories Published Relaciones Geográficas Summary Relaciones Geográficas of 1789–92 Questionnaire (Appendix D)) Replies Geographical Coverage Repositories Minor 18th-Century Surveys Survey of Central America, 1740–41 Survey by the Inquisition, 1754 Survey of Nueva Galicia, 1772–79 "Revenue" Series, 1788–89 "Indian Pueblo" Series of Michoacan, 1788–89 Pineda Survey, 1791 "Padrones" or Census Series, 1791–94 "Toponym" Series, 1792–94 Conclusion Appendix A: Royal Cedula Authorizing the Geographical Survey of 1743–46 in Mexico Appendix B: Questionnaire for the Geographical Survey of 1743–46 in Mexico Appendix C: Questionnaire for 1777–78 RG's in Mexico Compiled by Antonio de Ulloa Appendix D: Questionnaire for 1789–92 RG's Epilogue by Howard F. Cline References