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Diego Durán (c. 1537–1588) was a Dominican friar best known for his authorship of
one of the earliest Western books on the history and culture of the Aztecs, The
History of the Indies of New Spain, a book that was much criticized in his lifetime for
helping the "heathen" maintain their culture.
Also known as the Durán Codex, The History of the Indies of New Spain was
published c. 1581. Durán also wrote Book of the Gods and Rites (1574-1576), and
Ancient Calendar, (c. 1579) (Heyden, xxviii). He was fluent in Nahuatl, the Aztec
language, and was therefore able to consult natives as well as pictorial codices as
well as work done by earlier friars. His empathetic nature allowed him to gain the
confidence of many native people who would not share their stories with Europeans,
and was able to document many previously unknown folktales and legends that
make his work unique.
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Fol. 70v Human Sacrifice, 1579
Fol.156v Montezuma II
Fol.197v An Indian spy observes the arrival of a
Massacre of the Mexicans