Book XII: The Conquest of Mexico
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Book XII: The Conquest of Mexico is the section of the Florentine Codex that narrates the Spanish invasion and fall of the Aztec Empire from both Indigenous Nahua and Spanish perspectives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book XII: The Conquest of Mexico canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book XII: The Conquest of Mexico Context triple: [Florentine Codex, hasPart, Book XII: The Conquest of Mexico]
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The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain is a 16th-century chronicle by conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo that offers a detailed eyewitness account of Hernán Cortés’s campaign and the fall of the Aztec Empire.
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Count of La Conquista
Count of La Conquista is a Spanish colonial noble title historically associated with the Chilean aristocrat and political figure Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.
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Chichimeca Jonaz
Chichimeca Jonaz is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken by the Chichimeca Jonaz people in central Mexico, particularly in the state of Guanajuato.
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D.
Teenek de la Huasteca
Teenek de la Huasteca is a Mayan language variety spoken by the Huastec people in the Huasteca region of eastern Mexico.
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The Conquering Power
The Conquering Power is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry, adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Eugénie Grandet."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book XII: The Conquest of Mexico Target entity description: Book XII: The Conquest of Mexico is the section of the Florentine Codex that narrates the Spanish invasion and fall of the Aztec Empire from both Indigenous Nahua and Spanish perspectives.
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A.
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain is a 16th-century chronicle by conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo that offers a detailed eyewitness account of Hernán Cortés’s campaign and the fall of the Aztec Empire.
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B.
Count of La Conquista
Count of La Conquista is a Spanish colonial noble title historically associated with the Chilean aristocrat and political figure Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.
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C.
Chichimeca Jonaz
Chichimeca Jonaz is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken by the Chichimeca Jonaz people in central Mexico, particularly in the state of Guanajuato.
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D.
Teenek de la Huasteca
Teenek de la Huasteca is a Mayan language variety spoken by the Huastec people in the Huasteca region of eastern Mexico.
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E.
The Conquering Power
The Conquering Power is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry, adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Eugénie Grandet."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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historical narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bernardino de Sahagún
NERFINISHED
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Franciscan ethnographic project in New Spain ⓘ Nahua scribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalScope | from arrival of Spaniards on the Gulf Coast to fall of Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Nahua society in central Mexico
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early colonial New Spain ⓘ |
| describes |
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
encounter between Spaniards and Nahua peoples ⓘ fall of Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
ⓘ
ethnohistorical source ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Hernán Cortés’s expedition to central Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Noche Triste NERFINISHED ⓘ death of Moctezuma II ⓘ siege of Tenochtitlan NERFINISHED ⓘ smallpox epidemic in central Mexico ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| language |
Nahuatl
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Spanish ⓘ |
| locationOfManuscript | Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | manuscript ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bilingual Nahuatl–Spanish presentation in the Florentine Codex
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contrast between Nahua and Spanish narratives ⓘ detailed Indigenous eyewitness accounts ⓘ |
| partOf | Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective |
Indigenous Nahua perspective
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Spanish perspective ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book I of the Florentine Codex
NERFINISHED
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Book II of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IX of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book V of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book VI of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book VII of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book VIII of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book X of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book XI of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subject |
Aztec Empire
NERFINISHED
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Indigenous responses to conquest ⓘ Spanish Empire in the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ political alliances and betrayals ⓘ religious dimensions of conquest ⓘ violence and warfare in the conquest of Mexico ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
anthropologists
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ethnohistorians ⓘ historians of Mesoamerica ⓘ |
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Subject: Book XII: The Conquest of Mexico Description of subject: Book XII: The Conquest of Mexico is the section of the Florentine Codex that narrates the Spanish invasion and fall of the Aztec Empire from both Indigenous Nahua and Spanish perspectives.
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