Antonio Valeriano
Antonio Valeriano | |
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Valeriano depicted in the Aubin Codex. | |
| Judge-governor of San Juan Tenochtitlan | |
| In office 1573–1599 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Jiménez |
| Succeeded by | Gerónimo López |
| Judge-governor of Azcapotzalco | |
| In office 1565–? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ca. 1521 Azcapotzalco |
| Died | 1605 |
| Nationality | New Spanish |
Antonio Valeriano (c. 1521–1605) was a colonial Mexican, Nahua scholar and politician. He was a collaborator with fray Bernardino de Sahagún in the creation of the twelve-volume General History of the Things of New Spain, the Florentine Codex, He served as judge-governor of both his home, Azcapotzalco, and of Tenochtitlan, in Spanish colonial New Spain.