La agricultura nahua en el siglo XVI
Alonso de Molinas Vocabulary is the main historical source followed by the author of this article in order to understand the Nahua agriculture at the end of the XVI century. There are also other historical sources utilized by Alba González to compare the information about types of soils, clim...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico
2001-01-01
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| Series: | Ciencia Ergo Sum |
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| Online Access: | http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10402014 |
| Summary: | Alonso de Molinas Vocabulary
is the main historical source followed by the
author of this article in order to understand
the Nahua agriculture at the end of the
XVI century. There are also other historical
sources utilized by Alba González to
compare the information about types of
soils, climate, vegetation, agricultural
technicques and the technology associated
with it and about irrigation.
The article has a broad information about
agricultural managements and the uses of
plants -mainly corn- utilized in the
agricultural labour, which was basic in the
life of the Nahuas in Central Mexico. It
has several tables with the data obtained
from the historical sources which permit to
understand the richness of this economic
activity.
This article is important for agricultural,
ecological and historical studies and the
information it presents is valuable. |
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| ISSN: | 1405-0269 2395-8782 |