Bernardino De Sahag N Libros

Written in 1540 by Friar Bernardino de Sahag-n, an in-depth ethnological account of the Aztec customs, religion and language.

Friar Bernardino Sahag-n was in 1529 one of the first Catholic missionaries to the Aztecs. During his sojourn in Mexico he came to speak Nahuatl (the native language) fluently and to understand the Aztec culture, customs, religion and infrastructure intimately. He compiled the largest and most richly detailed record of the Aztecs and their history