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[[File:Huex_codex_1a_loc.jpg|thumb| Plate 1 of the Codex with Mary and Jesus]] The '''Huexotzinco Code''' is a document from Central America that contains testimonials and images about [[tribute]] payments. The document is painted on [[Amatl]], a [[paper]] made from [[bark]]. It was made for a [[trial]] that [[Hernán Cortés]] led in [[1531]] against the officials of what was called ''Primera Audiencia''. The Primera Audiencia was about income officials had form the Province of Huexotzinco. The process was ultimately successful and two thirds of the excessive levies were reimbursed. The pictorial section of the document contains the earliest known image of the Virgin Mary from Mexico. Huexotzinco, modern Huejotzingo, is a city in the state of [[Puebla (state)|Puebla]], southeast of [[Mexico City]] . It is about {{Convert|25|km}} northwest of [[Puebla, Puebla|Puebla]]. In 2022, about 60.000 people lived there. == Other websites == * [http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trt045.html Library of Congress] [[Category:1531]] [[Category:History of Central America]]