| Codex Kingsborough | |
|---|---|
 Folio from the Codex Kingsborough | |
| Size | 29.5 cm x 21.5 cm |
| Created | c. 1550s |
| Place | Tepetlaoztoc, Mexico |
| Present location | British Museum, London |
| Identification | Am2006,Drg.13964 |
| Registration | Am2006 |
TheCodex Kingsborough, also known as theCodex Tepetlaoztoc, is a 16th-centuryMesoamericanpictorial manuscript detailing the history ofTepetlaoztoc and abuse of the indigenous Tepetlaoztoc population by the Spanishencomenderos who took control after theSpanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. It is in the collections of theBritish Museum.
The manuscript was commissioned by the inhabitants of Tepetlaoztoc and its indigenous governor,Luis de Tepada after theSpanish colonization of the Americas had begun.[1] It was part of a lawsuit brought by Tepetlaoztoc's inhabitants against the Spanishencomenderos, complaining about the mistreatment of the indigenous population, and was probably presented to theCouncil of the Indies. It consists of seventy-twoleaves on European paper, six of which are blank.[1]
It was made circa 1550s. At some point the codex came into the possession of the antiquarian and scholar of MesoamericaEdward King, Viscount Kingsborough, after whom the codex is commonly known. After his death in 1837, it was bought by a bookseller named Rodd in 1843, and later bought from him by theBritish Museum.[1]
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