This review summarizes Carl Sauer's work, a prominent anthropologist and geographer, focused on the indigenous cultures of Northwestern Mexico. It highlights his methodological approaches, the importance of languages in ...

Pilar Máynez presents a philological study of a bilingual manuscript of the Cantares Mexicanos, which includes a Nahuatl version of the Passion of Christ. She analyzes its historical context, material structure, and possible ...

This review explores a collection of studies and insights on the figure of the hero across different cultures, mainly in the Mexican context. It discusses historical, ethnographic, and literary aspects of heroic characters, ...

This article commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of Visión de los vencidos, a seminal work compiled by Miguel León-Portilla that presents Indigenous testimonies of the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. Pilar Máynez explores ...

This review focuses on the monumental work of Lorenzo Hervás y Panduro, an 18th-century Jesuit whose foundational contributions to comparative linguistics preceded 19th-century studies. It highlights his effort to compile ...

This review discusses the posthumous volume by French philologist Georges Baudot, which gathers 17 studies on the survival of the Aztec world in colonial Mexico. Two central themes are highlighted: the role of the Nahuatl ...

This work analyzes the semantic classification of the Sahagun Calepino, exploring methods to organize the Nahua lexical corpus through semantic-cultural structures. It discusses the advantages and challenges of alphabetical ...

This review examines Diccionario del idioma náhuatl para estudiantes by Federico B. Nagel Bielicke, published by UNAM in 2010. The bilingual náhuatl–Spanish/Spanish–náhuatl dictionary is aimed at learners and provides a ...

This review provides a detailed analysis of the work of friar Bernardino de Sahagún, highlighting his effort to incorporate indigenous perspectives, the significance of his Florentine Codex, and the challenges faced during ...

This article examines how friars Bernardino de Sahagún and Diego Durán translated and adapted Nahuatl terms in their chronicles to explain the indigenous worldview to a European audience. It highlights the incorporation ...