Antonio Valeriano

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.

Antonio Valeriano
Valeriano depicted in the Aubin Codex.
Judge-governor of San Juan Tenochtitlan
In office
1573–1599
Preceded byFrancisco Jiménez
Succeeded byGerónimo López
Judge-governor of Azcapotzalco
In office
1565–?
Personal details
Bornca. 1521
Azcapotzalco
Died1605
NationalityNew Spanish
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