Acosta, José de: Historia Natural y Moral de las Yndias. Seville, 1580.
Alzate y Ramirez: Descripcion de las Antiguedades de Xochicalco. 1791.
Bancroft, H. H.: [Native Races of the Pacific States of America]. 1875. A compilation of historical matter relating to aboriginal America, given almost without comment. Useful to beginners.
Boturini Benaduci, L.: Idea de una Nueva Historia General de la America Septentrional. Madrid, 1746. Contains a number of valuable original manuscripts.
Bourbourg, Abbé Brasseur de: Histoire des Nations Civilisées du Mexique et de l’Amérique Centrale. Paris, 1857–59. The Abbé possessed much knowledge of the peoples of Central America and their ancient history, but had a leaning toward the marvellous which renders his works of doubtful value.
Charnay, Désiré: [Ancient Cities of the New World]. London, 1887. This translation from the French is readable and interesting, and is of assistance to beginners. It is, however, of little avail as a serious work of reference, and has been superseded.
Chevalier, M.: Le Mexique Ancien et Moderne. Paris, 1886.
Clavigero, Abbé: Storia Antica del Messico. Cesena, 1780. English translation, London, 1787. Described in text.
Diaz, Bernal: Historia Verdadera de la Conquista de Nueva España. 1837. An eye-witness’s account of the conquest of Mexico.
Enock, C. Reginald: Mexico, its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, &c. London, 1909.