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Codex Mendoza

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Codex Mendoza
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Summary

Codex Mendoza is a manuscript[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of manuscript entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,032 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Oxford[3]
  • Country: New Spain[4]
  • Named after: Antonio de Mendoza[5]
  • Depicts: prophecy of Tenochtitlán[6]
  • Made from material: paper[7]
  • Collection: Bodleian Library[8]
  • Inventory number: MS. Arch. Selden A. 1[9]
  • Location: Bodleian Library[10]
  • Commons category: Codex Mendoza[11]
  • Language of work or name: Spanish[12], Nahuatl[13]
  • Inception: 1542[14]
  • Publication date: 1542[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Codex Mendoza[16]
  • Commons gallery: Codex Mendoza[17]
  • Work available at URL: https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/2fea788e-2aa2-4f08-b6d9-648c00486220[18]
  • Described at URL: https://medieval.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/manuscript_8834[19]
  • Location of creation: Mexico City[20]
  • Number of pages: 71[21]
  • Number of parts of this work: 3 section[22], 71 folio[23]
  • IIIF manifest URL: https://iiif.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/iiif/manifest/2fea788e-2aa2-4f08-b6d9-648c00486220.json[24]
  • Copyright status: public domain[25]

Why It Matters

Codex Mendoza has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Mexico City public domain

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Mastrocom · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford reference overview id → 20110803100149984, 20110803100452817
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'fy', 'hr', 'i
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Oxford reference overview id: 20110803100149984, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/177931680|Mendoza, Codex (#177931680)]] for {{P|12582}}"
  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Spanish, Nahuatl
    Instance of → —
    Location → Bodleian Library
    Aliases → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q211733, Import ID Biblissima V2 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/74d891b831c|details]])"
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