This event is in the past.It took place on February 19, 2026 at University of California, Berkeley.




Bancroft Roundtable - Translating Saints: Nahua-Catholic Knowledges in the Bancroft Nahuatl Manuscript Collection
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Discover how Christian saints got a Nahuatl makeover in colonial Mexico. This free roundtable explores rare 17th-century manuscripts showing how Indigenous translators transformed, localized, and made saints their own.
Academic lecture
Colonial history
Rare manuscripts
Free online event
Tips
📝register at ucblib.link/saints before it fills up
📜features the rare Bancroft Santoral en Mexicano (M-M 464)
🎓Chase Caldwell Smith, UCLA History PhD candidate
Bancroft Roundtable - Translating Saints: Nahua-Catholic Knowledges in the Bancroft Nahuatl Manuscript Collection




Discover how Christian saints got a Nahuatl makeover in colonial Mexico. This free roundtable explores rare 17th-century manuscripts showing how Indigenous translators transformed, localized, and made saints their own.
Academic lecture
Colonial history
Rare manuscripts
Free online event
Tips
📝register at ucblib.link/saints before it fills up
📜features the rare Bancroft Santoral en Mexicano (M-M 464)
🎓Chase Caldwell Smith, UCLA History PhD candidate
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