Bernardino de Sahagún, first anthropologist
By: Miguel León-Portilla ; translation by Mauricio J. Mixco.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Sahagún, Bernardino de, -- d. 1590; Franciscans -- Mexico -- Biography; Aztecs -- History -- 16th century; Missionaries -- Mexico -- Biography; Ethnologists -- Mexico -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Work titles: Bernardino de Sahagún, pionero de la antropología.
Description: "He was sent from Spain on a religious crusade to Mexico to "detect the sickness of idolatry," but Bernardino de Sahagun (c. 1499-1590) instead became the first anthropologist of the New World. The Franciscan monk developed a deep appreciation for Aztec culture and the Nahuatl language.

In this biography, Miguel Leon-Portilla presents the life story of a fascinating man who came to Mexico intent on changing the traditions and cultures he encountered but instead ended up working to preserve them, even at the cost of persecution."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-314) and index.

Translation of: Bernardino de Sahagún, pionero de la antropología.