Techichpotzin
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Techichpotzin, or Tecuichpotzin (c. 1510 - December 9, 1550 ) was the daughter of the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II and Teotlalco.
Once the Spanish Conquistadores had invaded what is now Mexico, the Aztec princess was baptized a Christian with the name Isabel Moctezuma.
Moctezuma Xocoyotzin and most of the members of the Great Council of Anahuac were imprisoned and later on murdered by Hernando Cortes and his men. Techichpotzin escaped death and married the next two tlatoani in succession.
Moctezuma asked for Hernando Cortes to take custody of Techichpotzin after his death, but she was instead married to the next two tlatoani in succession. After her second husband, Cuauhtémoc, was executed in 1525, she was forced to marry one of the Spanish invaders. After her second husband, Cuauhtémoc, was executed for rebellion in 1525, she was taken into Cortes's household and bore his child.
Under Spanish rule Tecuichpotzin was given some privileges. Isabel was the sole heiress to her father's wealth, fortune, and was to be given a sizable encomienda. For these reasons, Isabel attracted many men looking for marriage. She married a total of five times, three of the men being of Spanish descent.
From her three Spanish husbands, she bore seven mestizo children. Among them Juan de Dios Andrade Moctezuma, who was committed to the liberation of his fellow Aztecs.
Source: "Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America," Chasteen, 2001.
Isabel Moctezuma became a devout Roman Catholic. Before dying, Isabel Moctezuma liberated the slaves previously given to her and ended her life peacefully.
Source: "Moctezuma y el Anahuac" Noriega, Mexico, 1996.
