La Malinche has often been viewed as a traitor to her own people.[1] She was an indigenous princess who helped Hernan Cortes bring down the Aztec Empire. She has often been portrayed as deceitful and a trickster.[2] Yet, modern-day historians are very sympathetic to La Malinche.[3] She has been a victim of an institution that forced her [read more]
Princess Francisca Moctezuma is the least known of Emperor Moctezuma II’s recorded daughters. Unlike her half-sisters, Empress Isabel Moctezuma and Princess Mariana Leonor Moctezuma, Princess Francisca was not awarded with any towns by the Spanish conquistadors. According to historian Camilla Townsend, this is most likely because she rarely interacted with the Spanish conquistadors.[1] Despite not [read more]
Princess Mariana Leonor Moctezuma was the daughter of Emperor Moctezuma II of the Aztec Empire. After the fall of the Aztec Empire, Princess Mariana Leonor Moctezuma managed to successfully transition into Spanish society. The Spanish awarded her with the towns of Tarimbaro and Ecatepec. She had two husbands and one daughter. Princess Mariana Leonor Moctezuma’s [read more]
Isabel Moctezuma was the last Empress of the Aztec Empire. She had six husbands, and she married three of them before she reached the age of twelve. Empress Isabel Moctezuma was the eldest daughter of Emperor Moctezuma II of the Aztec Empire. After the fall of the Aztec Empire, Empress Isabel Moctezuma began to ally [read more]
Tlapalizquixochtzin was the Queen regnant of the Aztec city-state, Ecatepec. She was also one of the two Empresses of Emperor Moctezuma II of the Aztec Empire. However, there is very minimal information regarding this little-known Queen regnant. Yet, it was clear that she ruled over a wealthy city-state and was the second most powerful woman [read more]
Teotlalco was one of the two Empresses to Emperor Moctezuma II of the Aztec Empire. She was an Aztec princess. While very little information is known about her, it is clear that she was the most powerful woman in the Aztec Empire. She was the only person who could personally contact Emperor Moctezuma II. Even [read more]
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