She was born sometime between 1500 and 1510, probably in her fathers city of mexicotenochitlan, to teotlaco, who was born. Isabel moctezuma spanish edition eugenio aguirre on. Tlahuicole 1851, a legendary warrior from tlaxcala who defended his people against the aztecs. She was the consort of the aztec emperors atlixcatzin, cuitlahuac, and cuauhtemoc. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
His name comes from the nahuatl motecuhzoma, it means he who is leader because of his fury. The house of moctezuma noble descendants of the aztec emperor. Tecuichpotzin was the daughter of emperor moctezuma ii, and, after her father was killed, she was quickly married to her uncle cuitlahuac, and then to cuauhtemoc after cuitlahuac died after sixty days of rule. During his reign the aztec empire reached its maximal size. Many books on new spain mention the descendants of moctezuma ii, the ninth aztec emperor, often in relation to whom they married or theirencomiendaholdings grants of indian vassals, but heretofore the story of these children of the emperor has not been told uniformly or comprehensively. Please click button to get isabel moctezuma book now. Bio originally known as tecuichpotzin, but to the spaniards she was donasisabel. Isabel moctezuma by eugenio aguirre overdrive rakuten. Thus a detailed study of the principal heirs of moctezuma ii adds to an understanding of the nature and.
Isabel moctezuma 15091550, born tecuichpotzin was a daughter of the aztec ruler moctezuma ii and the mistress of hernan cortes. After the spanish conquest, dona isabel was recognized as moctezuma s legitimate heir, and became one of the indigenous mexicans granted an encomienda. The fifth chapter looks at the links between the descendents of isabel moctezuma and the expansion of new spains northern frontier. She was to wed 5 husbands 2 indians and 3 spaniards. However, ill provide a brief summary of what is supposed to be my 15th great grandmothers life here. My greatgreat grandfather was one of those who fought against the mexican government not sure if it was in the late 1800s or very early 1900s for the properties of moctezuma. Isabel moctezuma spanish edition spanish paperback january 1, 2008. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. She was the consort of the aztec emperors atlixcatzin, cuitlahuac, and cuauhtemoc and as such the last aztec empress. According to the lineage i have, i am a direct descendant of pedro gallegos and isabel moctezuma. Moctezuma ii simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Isabel moctezuma s paniards regarded isabel moctezumaas the principal heir of the late emperor, moctezuma ii. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Wikipedia that means the book is composed entirely of articles from wikipedia that we have edited and redesigned into a book format. Create your free account now to see all the information we have. Dona isabel moctezuma was a daughter of the aztec ruler moctezuma ii. Seen as the most prominent indian woman in colonial mexico and as pioneer of mestizaje. The first contact between indigenous civilizations of mesoamerica and europeans took place during his reign, and he was killed during the initial stages of the spanish conquest of mexico. She became a model of hispanicize indian womanhood. Dona isabel moctezuma born tecuichpoch ixcaxochitzin. T he last emperor of the aztecs, moctezuma ii usually anglicised as montezuma suffered an ignominious end.
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