Apellidos hispánicos en Centro-Norte de Nueva España, siglo XVI

Abstract

Studies concerning anthroponymy allow us to examine the history of every population. The investigation for this inquiry was carried out through records from the 16th century. Imposed surnames were obtained from adult indigenous persons in a part of the north central region of Mexico. The individuals of the primordial population had their own anthroponymy, before the arrival of the conquerors, however, they were subject to great modifications by the West European imperial forces. This study presents the first surnames of Spanish origin that were used to register indigenous adults as landowners. This nomenclature is the origin in Mexico of legal nominations in said indigenous subjects.

Keywords

• century xvi
• anthroponymy
• natives
• mesoamérica
• jilotepec