El Códice de Tepeucila
Subtitle: el entinatado mundo de la fijeza imaginaria
By: Ma. del Carmen Herrera Meza, Ethelia Ruiz Medrano.
Contributors: Ruiz Medrano, Ethelia.
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Published: 1997
Place of publication: México, D.F
Language: spa
Number of pages: 83
Subjects: Códice de Tepeucila.; Cuicatec Indians -- Claims.; Cuicatec Indians -- Taxation.
Description: "This virtually unknown codex, housed in the Archivo General de Indias, is related to a 16th-century judicial suit pitting the Cuicatec people of Tepeucila (Oaxaca) complaining of excessive tribute assessments against their encomendero, Andrés de Tapia. Particularly fascinating here is the story of the tactics employed by Tapia's lawyers, who tried mightly to discredit the pictorial as a 'true' record, and the revealing forensic wrangling over exactly how to interpret the codex as acceptable evidence in a court case. Thoughtful analysis and commentary"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-83).