Isabel Moctezuma
Doña Isabel Moctezuma (born Tecuichpoch Ichcaxochitzin; 1509/1510 – 1550/1551) was a daughter of the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II. She was the consort of Atlixcatzin, a tlacateccatl, and of the Aztec emperors Cuitlahuac, and Cuauhtemoc and as such the last Aztec empress. After the Spanish conquest, Doña Isabel was recognized as Moctezuma's legitimate heir, and became one of the indigenous Mexicans granted an encomienda. Among the others were her half-sister Marina (or Leonor) Moctezuma, and Juan Sánchez, an Indian governor in Oaxaca.
| Isabel Moctezuma | |
|---|---|
| Huey Siwātlahtoāni of the Aztec Empire | |
| Tenure | 1520 - 1521 |
| Huey Tlatoani | Cuitláhuac Cuauhtémoc |
| Born | Tecuichpo Ichcaxochitzin c. 1510 |
| Died | c. 1551 (aged 41) |
| Spouse | Atlixcatzin Cuitláhuac Cuauhtémoc Alonso de Grado Pedro Gallego de Andrade Juan Cano de Saavedra |
| Issue | Leonor Cortés Moctezuma (illegitimate, father: Hernán Cortés) Juan de Andrade Gallego Moctezuma Pedro Cano de Moctezuma Gonzalo Cano de Moctezuma Juan Cano de Moctezuma Isabel Cano de Moctezuma Catalina Cano de Moctezuma |
| Father | Moctezuma II |
| Mother | Teotlalco |
Doña Isabel was married to one tlacateccatl, two Aztec emperors and three Spaniards, and widowed five times. She had a daughter out of wedlock whom she refused to recognize, Leonor Cortés Moctezuma, with conquistador Hernán Cortés. Her sons founded a line of Spanish nobility. The title of Duke of Moctezuma de Tultengo descends from her brother, and still exists.