HILA 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Real Audiencia, Isabel Moctezuma, Hernando Pizarro
1 Nov 2016
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Intermarriage b/t conquistadores and incan and aztec nobles: francisco pizarro and in s yupanqui, a daughter of huayna capac (not married), isabel moctezuma (tecuichpotzin), daughter of moctezuma: married cuitl huac moctezuma"s successor and then cuauht moc the last aztec ruler. After cuauht moc killed by cortes, baptized isabel and receives encomienda. Funds building of palacio de la caonquista in spain + cathedral in the plaza mayor in lima + as well other important convents: spanish empire = still very weak foundation. Defeated aztecs + incas, but how do they rule: must use indirect rule, alliance = cornerstone of conquest and governance, hence, marrying a daughter of a royal indigenous group = huge. Get to use her wealth + family"s political power to rule: encomienda = institution through which spanish can rule the indigenous. Malintzin + her children: malintzin bears child + heir to cort s: don martin.
