Una etnografía acaxee de Hernando de Santarén

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Luis González Rodríguez

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The Jesuit Hernando de Santarén, a missionary among the Acaxee in what is now the State of Durango, wrote a detailed relación on this Indian group in 1604. The account covers history, fauna and flora, minerals, war, cannibalism, fasting, religion, witchcraft, dress, character of the natives, the ball game, burial customs, evangelization, and other subjects. In the present publication Luis González R. presents his paleography of this valuable source about northwestern Mexico.