FRAY GERÓNIMO DE MENDIETA. (Copies textually from Motolinia.)
FRAY BERNARDINO SAHAGUN. "Historia universal de las Cosas de Nueva-España," in Vols. 6 and 8 of Kingsborough.--The same book, under the title of "Historia general, &c., &c." appeared at Mexico, in 3 vols., 1829, edited by C. M. de Bustamante. Only very slight and casual mention of Oajaca.
FRANCISCO DE BURGOA. "Palestra Historiale de Virtudes y Exemplares Apostólicos." México, 1670.
"Geográfica Descripcion de la Parte Septentrional del Polo Artico de la América." México, 1674. This work is regarded (especially by such as have not seen it), as the leading work on Oajaca.--I have never even seen it--it is exceedingly rare.
JOSEPH JOAQUIN GRANADOS Y GALVEZ. "Tardes americanas." México, 1778--A work considerably over-estimated,--containing casual mention of Oajaca,--fluently written.
I forbear mentioning here _all_ the writers on Oajaca,--more particularly avoiding all the general works,--those excepted which contain plates of special value. The first who called attention to Mitla was certainly
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT. "Vues des Cordilléres et monuments des peuples indigénes de l'Amérique." Paris, 1810. Royal folio.--Same, 2 vols. 8^o Paris, 1816. English version, by Helen M. Williams, London, 1814.
"Essai politique sur la Nouvelle-Espagne." (See "Yucatan.")
MATHIEU DE FOSSEY. "Le Méxique." Paris, 1857.--Very fair.
EDUARD MÛHLENPFORDT. "Versuch einer getreuen Schilderung der Republik Mejico." Hannover, 1844. 2 vols.
ARTHUR VON TEMPSKY. "Mitla, a Narrative of Incidents and Personal Adventures." London, 1858.--Of small scientific value.
GUILLERMO DUPAIX, AND CASTAÑEDA. (In "Antiquités Méxicaines," also in Lord Kingsborough's "Antiquities of Mexico.")
DÉSIRÉ CHARNAY. (Saw the ruins in 1859. His photographs are very important.)
JOSÉ MARIA GARCIA. (Visited Mitla in 1855, according to "Boletin de la Sociedad Mexicana de Geografia y Estadistica." Vol. VII., pp. 271 and 272.)
BRANTZ-MAYER. "Mexico as it Was and as it Is." New York, 1844. Very fair.
"Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican." Hartford, 1853. Very good.
"Observations on Mexican History and Archæology." (Smithsonian Contributions. No. 86, Washington, 1856.) Contains Sawkins' drawings of Mitla.