Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Rare Americana Relating to the American Indians, Vol. 1: Being a Portion Ofthe Library of Wilberforce Eames
Franciscan who went to Mexico about 1529. In the capital city he was made a teacher to the young natives, his admi rable knowledge of the Nahuatl tongue being noted. The rest of his life was devoted to this service. He died at the age of ninety in 1590. Numerous valuable manuscripts were written by him, the most important being his General History Of New Spain. The valuable glossary, notes and introduction add greatly to the value of this book in the study of the ancient language of Mexico.
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