A large number of authors treating of Chiapas have already been noticed in regard to Yucatan, and in such cases I merely give the author's name, without the title or any other reference to his works, except when there are special reasons for it.
DIEGO DE GODOY. "Relacion á Hernando Cortez, en que trata del Descubrimiento de diversas Ciudades i Provincias, i Guerra que tuvo con los Indios, &c., de la Provincia de Chamula."--First incorporated in the "Historia general" of Oviedo y Valdés, again in Barcia's "Historiadores primitivos de Indias," and in "Historiadores primitivos de Indias" of Vedia.--French translation by Ternaux-Compans, in 1^{ st}, "Recueil de pièces concernant la Méxique, &c."--Also Italian in "Ramusio," Vol. III.
BERNAL DIEZ DEL CASTILLO. (Eye-witness of the conquest of Chiapa.)
BARTOLOMÉ DE LAS CASAS. (Especially the "Apologética historia.")
GERÓNIMO DE MENDIETA. (Incidental mention.)
In the 2d "_Recueil de piecés concernant le Méxique_," of Ternaux-Compans, there is a complaint or letter of an anonymous author against Las Casas, dated Chiapas.--I also refer to "_Cartas de Indias_," Vol. I., containing several letters of Las Casas himself.
There is, in fact, but very little published about the antiquities of Chiapas, during the 16th century. I do not even mention any of the general collections which have an occasional reference to the name. But few vocabularies are noticed. Still we are informed of the following works, which may yet be in existence, or which at all events have existed once, and were written during the 16th century.
FRAY TOMÁS TORRE. "Historia de los principios de la Provincia de Chiapas y Guatemala, del Orden de Santo Domingo."
FRAY DOMINGO VICO. "Historia de los Indios, sus fábulas, supersticiones, costumbres, &c., &c."
The library of the "Museo Nacional" of the City of Guatemala, contains a number of fragments of a "_Historia de la Provincia de San Vicente Ferrer de Chiapas y Guatemala_," the third book of which is superscribed: "Isagoge histórico apologético general de todas las Indias."--There is no date nor name of author, but it can be conjectured that it was written in the 16th century.--Gregorio García also quotes: _Fray Estévan de Salazar_. "Discurs. Symb. apost." who in turn is said to refer to a book entitled "_Historia, i Relacion de la Teología de los Indios Mexicanos_," said book being lost in a shipwreck, 1564.