It was translated into Latin by Juan Badiano, from a Nahuatl original composed in the Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco in 1552 by Martín de la Cruz that is no longer extant.
Juan Badiano translated it into Latin from a Nahuatl original written in 1552 at the Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, composed by Martín de la Cruz, which has since been lost.