Codex Azoyú
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The Codices Azoyú I & II are two Mesoamerica
n pictorial codices
, painted in Tlapa around 1565. They were accidentally discovered in 1940 in the town of Azoyú
, after which they are named.
Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica is a region and culture area in the Americas, extending approximately from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, within which a number of pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 15th and...
n pictorial codices
Codex
A codex is a book in the format used for modern books, with multiple quires or gatherings typically bound together and given a cover.Developed by the Romans from wooden writing tablets, its gradual replacement...
, painted in Tlapa around 1565. They were accidentally discovered in 1940 in the town of Azoyú
Azoyú
Azoyu is a city and seat of the municipality of Azoyu, in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico....
, after which they are named.