Moctezuma's Children: Aztec Royalty under Spanish Rule, 1520-1700
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- Synopsis
- Though the Aztec Empire fell to Spain in 1521, three principal heirs of the last emperor, Moctezuma II, survived the conquest and were later acknowledged by the Spanish victors as reyes naturales (natural kings or monarchs) who possessed certain inalienable rights as Indian royalty. For their part, the descendants of Moctezuma II used Spanish law and customs to maintain and enhance their status throughout the colonial period, achieving titles of knighthood and nobility in Mexico and Spain. So respected were they that a Moctezuma descendant by marriage became Viceroy of New Spain (colonial Mexico's highest governmental office) in 1696.
- Copyright:
- 2005
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780292782648
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780292725973, 9780292706286, 9780292796959
- Publisher:
- University of Texas Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/08/16
- Copyrighted By:
- University of Texas Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Reference, Biographies and Memoirs, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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