UT Libraries Exhibits

Start Over Language Nahuatl / Náhuatl Topic Elders (Indigenous leaders) Date Created / Date Issued circa 1530-1540

1. Hernan Cortés, his men, and Malintzin meet a Tlaxcaltec noble at Atlihuetzia

2. Xicoténcatl, Tlaxcaltec ruler of Tizatlan, meets Hernan Cortés with Malintzin translating

3. Xicoténcatl, Malintzin, and Hernan Cortés meet at the tlatoani's house in Atlihuetzia

4. Xicoténcatl and Tlaxcaltec nobles present gifts and maidens to Hernan Cortés and his men while Malintzin translates