Title: Bernardino de Sahagún, first anthropologist
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.
Subjects: Aztecs, Biography, Ethnologists, Franciscans, History, Missionaries, Missionarissen, Azteken, 15.85 history of America, Bernardino, de sahagun, 1499-1590, Mexico, biography, Franciscans, mexico, Missionaries, biography
Places: Mexico
People: Bernardino de Sahagún (d. 1590)
Time periods: 16th century