As an American, I bring a very surprising link to this. The Spaniards crushed the Aztec empire. So they did, and God undoubtedly both inspired them to do so, and blessed them for their success. produced in 1997, Montezuma is present on the twelfth level. In 1920 there were 2 Moctezuma families living in New Mexico. The grandson of Moctezuma II, Pedro's son, Ihuitemotzin, baptized as Diego Luis de Moctezuma, was brought to Spain by King Philip II. Shortly thereafter Corts left to fight Pnfilo de Narvez and during his absence the massacre in the main temple turned the tense situation between the Spaniards and Aztecs into direct hostilities, and Moctezuma became a hostage used by the Spaniards to assure their security.[N.B. Tecuichpo Ichcaxchitl was the only legitimate one, " explains Blanca, calling her by her Nahuatl names, spoken by the Aztecs or Mexica: "daughter of the ruler" and "white flower.". Originally, she says, it was intended that the payments to the descendants of the last Aztec emperor, executed by Hernan Cortes who commanded the Conquista, would be maintained forever. The biases of some historical sources make it difficult to understand his actions during the Spanish invasion. Her descendants compose the noble house of Grau-Moctezuma de Toleriu which continues today. Then quite unexpectedly we were told that he was dead. [2] He had eight daughters, including Doa, and Isabel Moctezuma and eleven sons, among them Chimalpopoca (not to be confused with the previous huey tlatoani) and Tlaltecatzin. "A Descendant of Moctezuma at the Battle of Mobile, 1780". And from these he had many children [sons]. In the following decades, the Ruiz de Esparza family intermarried extensively with other prominent Spanish families in early Aguascalientes, including Partially, sure. And proudly. We are the descendants (and some of us very much part of, because many of these people are still around) of Mayans, M http://genforum.genealogy.com/cano/messages/208.html, Emperador Moctezuma II naci hacia 1480 en Tenochtitln. Mexico City (AFP) Each man is for ever thrown back on himself alone, and there is danger that he may be shut up in the solitude of his own heart.Alexis de Tocqueville (18051859), I think New Mexico was the greatest experience from the outside world that I have ever had.D.H. Comprendi que ya no haba vuelta la pasado y decidi no perder el tren de la Historia. Create a FREE Account Search for Another Deceased Ancestor First and Middle Name Last or Maiden Name (Required) Search In 1865 (coincidentally during the Second Mexican Empire) the title, which was held by Antonio Mara Moctezuma-Marcilla de Teruel y Navarro, 14th Count of Moctezuma de Tultengo, was elevated to that of a Duke, thus becoming "Duke of Moctezuma", with "de Tultengo" being again added in 1992 by Juan Carlos I. Another of Moctezuma's daughters, Princess Xipaguacin Moctezuma, married Juan de Grau, Baron of Toleriu, one of Corts's senior officers, who took her back to Spain with an entourage of Mexica where she died in the Mountain village of Toleriu, near Andorra, in 1537. [16] Bernardino de Sahagn, who compiled the Florentine Codex, was also a Franciscan priest. Bernal Daz del Castillo. The belief of the Aztecs being rendered passive by their own superstition is referred to by Matthew Restall as part of "The Myth of Native Desolation" to which he dedicates chapter 6 in his book Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest. [citation needed] Hubert Howe Bancroft, writing in the 19th century (Native Races, Volume #3), speculated that the name of the historical Aztec Emperor Moctezuma had been used to refer to a combination of different cultural heroes who were united under the name of a particularly salient representative of Native American identity. (Translation: Anthony Pagden 1986:84)[9] Corts' truthfulness and motives have been called into question by many scholars. WikiTree is a community of genealogists growing an increasingly-accurate collaborative family tree that's 100% free for everyone forever. Bromea, se rea, los trataba como iguales. [8]Ethnohistorian Susan Gillespie has argued that the Nahua understanding of history as repeating itself in cycles also led to a subsequent rationalisation of the events of the conquests. Published at 10:00 pm on Sunday 24 October 2010. She was married to different conquistadors who laid claim to the heritage of the Aztec emperor. As it stands, I suppose I am distantly related to the House of Moctezuma via Hernan Cortes relationship with one of the daughters of the Aztec ruler. ISBN 0-8061-2121-1. 2023-03-01T16:22:37.105Z, A couple suspected of having prostituted their 12-year-old daughter in Paris 2023-03-01T16:53:05.140Z, "Making the UNS compulsory will not be enough to revive the concern for the common good among young people" And since they were so feared, no one dared countermand or overstep his will and order. Aztec was a military alliance between 3 Nahua kingdoms(Atlpetl): Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan. There were several others including th Thank you Mr. Cusack for posting this !!! 2023-03-01T17:04:48.646Z, The Engineers Syndicate reduces the fees for dealing with the situation of buildings and facilities damaged as a result of the earthquake Joe Biden begins his first official visit to Mexico, United States: a former Mexican minister found guilty of international cocaine trafficking, Reporters - Marseille, 1943: the forgotten crime, Joe Biden and "Amlo" show a cordial understanding, but tensions remain, What to remember from the African news of the week of January 9, The Pumas ask Dani Alves for compensation of 5 million dollars, In the footsteps of the forgotten roundup of the Old Port of Marseille in 1943. What we do know for a metaphysical certitude is what happened to Montezumas children and brace yourself because this is going to be a shocker. 1] was the ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520. Through the census of the emphyteutic payments", says the historian Blanca Barragn Moctezuma, about some extinct retributions of the government. My mothers 9x great grandmother, Diana Skipwith Dale, came to Virginia after 1650 with her brother Sir Grey Skipwith, later 3rd Baronet of Prestwold, Leicestershire after the English Civil War. The great sin of slavery was washed out, but at what a cost!M. Did I "hold back" the country? As the Spaniards approached Tenochtitlan they made an alliance with the Tlaxcalteca, who were enemies of the Aztec Triple Alliance, and they helped instigate revolt in many towns under Aztec dominion. The details of his death are unknown: different versions of his demise are given by different sources.In his Historia, Bernal Daz del Castillo states that on July 1, 1520, the Spanish forced Moctezuma to appear on the balcony of his palace, appealing to his countrymen to retreat. Cohen, New York: Penguin, 1963. Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest. Coast Guard: "Operated according to the rules of engagement" The Spaniards were forced to flee the city and they took refuge in Tlaxcala, and signed a treaty with them to conquer Tenochtitlan, offering to the Tlaxcalans freedom from any kind of tribute and the control of Tenochtitlan. And since he was by his good nature a wise man, he ordered and composed other statutes and laws that he felt they lacked and that complemented the existing ones, without revoking any; all for the benefit and good government of his republic and vassals. Unsuccessfully, a descendant litigated to get it back. I hope that it answered your question. "I did not like Moctezuma, I called him a coward," he recalls about a vision of the ruler as a superstitious man who capitulated by confusing Corts with the god Quetzalcoatl. Tecuichpo married five times and had seven children. 2023-03-01T17:04:26.852Z, Donetsk authorities: 70 percent of the Kiev regime's soldiers died in Artyomovsk Through warfare, Moctezuma II expanded the territory as far south as Xoconosco in Chiapas and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and incorporated the Zapotec and Yopi people into the empire. No more satanic empire? Translated by Anthony Pagden. Her other three husbands were Spanish, and Hernn Corts made her his concubine after raping her, according to historians and his descendants. A woman wears a traditional feather headdress during the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the fall of the Aztec Empire on August 12, 2021 in Mexico City CLAUDIO CRUZ AFP. p. 599. WebWelcome to the regal Moctezuma Project! On the other hand, the indigenous accounts claim that Moctezuma was killed by the Spanish prior to their leaving the city. Its still a work in progress but extremely fascinating. WAS DON PEDRO DE MOCTEZUMA THE FATHER OF PETRONILA DE MOCTEZUMA?? In 1627, the crown granted a great-grandson. British Museum Exhibition Guide for Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler (2009). We even blamed the Mercederian friar for not having persuaded him to become a Christian." WebDescendants of these families included General Jernimo Girn-Moctezuma, 3rd Marquis de las Amarilas, a 9th generation descendant of Moctezuma II, who was commander of To the fun part: I a Dane of mostly Danish and German ancestry descend from Doa Isabel de Moctezuma through the Barragns. Yes they live in southern Spain, province of Granada, the Mexican government promised to grant a pension to the family. It's an odd situation, beca By the way, that would be a good subject for a future series of postings. He did not wear his hair long but just over his ears, and he had a short black beard, well-shaped and thin. He had a guard of two hundred chieftains lodged in rooms beside his own, only some of whom were permitted to speak to him." In 1766, the holder of the title became a Grandee of Spain. As the Spaniards approached Tenochtitlan they made an alliance with the Tlaxcalteca, who were enemies of the Aztec Triple Alliance, and they helped instigate revolt in many towns under Aztec dominion. 2023-03-01T17:16:37.900Z, The food that Victoria Beckham has consumed for 25 years to maintain her figure The Spanish King Carlos V granted Isabel in perpetuity the dominion of Tacuba after the fall of the Great Tenochtitln (capital of the empire), which marked the 500th anniversary last Friday. Click here to include advanced tools for Moctezuma collaboration, genetic genealogy, surname projects (7 genealogists), etc. J. Miralles, Hernn Corts, inventor de Mxico, Tusquets, Mxico 2002, p. 434). By his will, he made Don Jose Moscardo Vercher the heir of the Aztec Crown, with the title of His Imperial and Royal Highness Jose I. Christoval, baptized Oct. 23, 1689. Ciudad de Mxico, DF: Editorial Porra. OCLC 29998568. Origen de los Fundadores de Texas, Nuevo Mexico, Coahuila, y Nuevo Leon, Saltillo Tomo II, by Guillermo Garmendia Leal. WebAs was customary with Nahua rulers, Moctezuma II had a host of children. They surmise that the Spanish killed Moctezuma once his inability to pacify the Aztec people had made him useless. The fallen leaders daughter, Doa Isabel Moctezuma Techichpotzin Ixcaxochitzin (Her two latter Nahuatl names meaning Lords Daughter and cotton-flower), was known for her excessive generosity to the Augustinian friars, to the extent that she was actually asked to stop donating. Five centuries after the fall of the Aztec Empire, the descendants of its last emperor, Moctezuma II, demand millions of dollars in compensation from Mexico and WebDescendants of these families included General Jernimo Girn-Moctezuma, 3rd Marquis de las Amarilas, a 9th generation descendant of Moctezuma II, who was No more satanic empire has ever existed under the sun. In the game Age of Empires II The Conquerors you can play as the Aztecs and Moctezuma is featured in the storyline. This was in the seventeenth year of the reign of the said Motecuhzoma, and in the eighteenth year of said reign Motecuhzoma ended his rule and died and passed from this present life. Traditional dance on the occasion of the commemoration of the 500 years of the fall of the Aztec Empire, August 12, 2021 in Mexico City CLAUDIO CRUZ AFP. Motecuhzoma succeeded to the said lordship when he was a man of thirty-five years, more or less, so that when he died he was fifty three years old. At his home in Mexico City, he exhibits documents to prove that his family received the. He was quite free from sodomy. 2023-03-01T16:47:09.982Z, Ed Sheeran Says His Wife Was Found With A Tumor While She Was Pregnant WebClaude Pasteur, qui porte un nom clbre, sest demand, un jour, si beaucoup des grands hommes qui illustrrent lHistoire avaient encore des descendants au XXe sicle. His paternal grandmother mothers name is Francisca Moctezuma. A few hundred years later (not sure of the year) the title was elevated to the rank of Duke, which is how it remains. [citation needed] Some modern scholars, such as Matthew Restall (2003), prefer the indigenous accounts over the Spanish ones. (Daz del Castillo 1963: 220).When Corts arrived in 1519, Moctezuma was immediately informed and he sent emissaries to meet the newcomers, one of them known to be an Aztec noble named Tentlil in the Nahuatl language but referred to in the writings of Corts and Bernal Daz del Castillo as "Tendile". Margarita, baptized Sept. 1, 1680. The ending is altered from history, with the Aztecs driving back the Spaniards at the final siege of Tenochtitlan. Some of the Aztec stories about Moctezuma describe him as being fearful of the Spanish newcomers, and some sources, such as the Florentine codex, comment that the Aztecs believed the Spaniards to be gods and Corts to be the returned god Quetzalcoatl. The pensions were "compensation for usufruct the lands of Isabel's descendants," explains Alejandro Gonzlez Acosta, a researcher at the National Autonomous University (UNAM). In 1865 (coincidentally during the Second Mexican Empire) the title, which was held by Antonio Mara Moctezuma-Marcilla de Teruel y Navarro, 14th Count of Moctezuma de Tultengo, was elevated to that of a Duke, thus becoming Duke of Moctezuma, with de Tultengo again added in 1992 by Juan Carlos I. It was post-revolutionary Mexico," notes Jess Jurez, husband of Blanca Barragn Moctezuma and lawyer. 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