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Codices
The codex is the way we receive the history of prehispanic cultures, they were written after the conquest, that’s why in many of them the Spanish man already appears.
There are many codices in the world, the most famous are: the Vadian, the Vatician, the Matrisense, and the Parisian. This form of transmision is distinguised by how it was made and the way it is folded (this could be different on each village).

Click the button to visit National Institute of History and Anthropology´s website about codices that talks about Mexico´s prehispanic history.
Chavero Codex (1579)
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