The Codex Mendoza is an Aztec codex believed to have been created around the year 1541. It contains a history of both the Aztec rulers and their conquests as well as a description of the daily life of pre-conquest Aztec society. The codex is written in the Nahuatl language utilizing traditional Aztec pictograms with a translation and explanation of the text provided in Spanish. It is named after Don Antonio de Mendoza, the viceroy of New Spain, and a leading patron of native artists.
This page depicts the founding of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, located on the site of the modern Mexico City. It is in the collection of the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford.Manuscript credit: unknown