Content
Written on European paper, it contains 71 pages, divided into three sections:
- Section I, 16 pages, is a history of the Aztec people from 1325 through 1521 — from the founding of Tenochtitlan through the Spanish conquest. It lists the reign of each ruler and the towns conquered by them.
- Section II, 39 pages, provides a list of the towns conquered by the Triple Alliance and the tributes paid by each.
- Section III, 16 pages, is a pictorial depiction of the daily life of the Aztecs.
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