Cultural Heritage
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—Manuscript. The Azcatitlan Codex is a late 16th-century pictorial history created on European paper, now held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
—Narrative. Its 25 folios trace the Mexica migration from Aztlán, the founding of Tenochtitlan in 1325, imperial rule, the Spanish conquest, and early colonial life through 1527.
—Visual Language. Footprint trails, place glyphs, and date markers guide the viewer across central Mexico, functioning as an illustrated itinerary map.
