About This Project
Summary
The Digital Florentine Codex is an open-access, bilingual digital edition of a 16th-century encyclopedic manuscript documenting Nahua (Mexica-Aztec) culture. Featuring Nahuatl and Spanish texts and ca. 2,500 hand-painted images, it is the most authoritative source on the conquest of Mexico. This edition unlocks access to the codex’s full content through searchable texts, tagged images, and educational materials—digitally repatriating this source of Indigenous knowledge to communities of origin.
Goals & Objectives
To preserve and democratize access to the Florentine Codex; to support research and education on Nahua culture among scholars, students, and other groups with ties to Indigenous Mesoamerica; and to shift public understanding of colonial history by foregrounding Indigenous voices and perspectives.
Results & Impact
Since its launch in October 2023, the site has had over 75,000 active users globally, with 2.4 million page views and an average session duration of 10 mins. It’s been adopted in school and university curricula, cited in academic research, and praised by Indigenous scholars for its accessibility.
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