The Florentine Codex

The Florentine Codex is a 16th-century manuscript created by the Spanish Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún. It documents the culture, language, and history of the Aztec people through a comprehensive account of their society before and after Spanish colonization. The Codex comprises twelve books filled with illustrations, native accounts, and detailed observations of Aztec life, religion, customs, and natural history. It serves as a crucial primary source for understanding pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and the impact of European colonization on indigenous cultures. Today, it is regarded as one of the most important works in the study of Latin American history.