Una principessa azteca: Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin – Isabel de Moctezuma

Una principessa azteca: Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin – Isabel de Moctezuma

In the framework of the ‘gender studies’ dedicated to forgotten women in history, a prominent place is occupied by Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin (“Cotton flower, the revered daughter of the lord”)   daughter of Moctezuma II, was probably born at the end of the first decade of the sixteenth century. B...

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Main Author: Rosa Maria Grillo
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: University of Bologna 2016-12-01
Series:Confluenze
Subjects:
Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin
Isabel de Moctezuma
Messico
Cortés
romanzo storico
Online Access:https://confluenze.unibo.it/article/view/6654
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spelling doaj-82229cb85ddf4cad81ea4d641394e4e82020-11-24T23:12:22ZspaUniversity of BolognaConfluenze2036-09672016-12-018223125310.6092/issn.2036-0967/66546051Una principessa azteca: Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin – Isabel de MoctezumaRosa Maria Grillo0UNIVERSITÀ DI SALERNOIn the framework of the ‘gender studies’ dedicated to forgotten women in history, a prominent place is occupied by Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin (“Cotton flower, the revered daughter of the lord”)   daughter of Moctezuma II, was probably born at the end of the first decade of the sixteenth century. Baptized as Isabel de Moctezuma, she lived a life straddling two worlds and two eras: daughter and wife of kings, repudiated by Cortés, she is sometimes described as the anti Malinche, loyal to her people but perfectly integrated in the colonial system. This paper will compare different sources – historical chronicles of that time and subsequent periods, historical fiction   in order to provide a credible profile and to correctly interpret such contradictory comments and opinions.https://confluenze.unibo.it/article/view/6654Tecuichpotzin IchcaxochitzinIsabel de MoctezumaMessicoCortésromanzo storico
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Una principessa azteca: Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin – Isabel de Moctezuma
Confluenze
Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin
Isabel de Moctezuma
Messico
Cortés
romanzo storico
author_facet Rosa Maria Grillo
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title Una principessa azteca: Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin – Isabel de Moctezuma
title_short Una principessa azteca: Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin – Isabel de Moctezuma
title_full Una principessa azteca: Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin – Isabel de Moctezuma
title_fullStr Una principessa azteca: Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin – Isabel de Moctezuma
title_full_unstemmed Una principessa azteca: Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin – Isabel de Moctezuma
title_sort una principessa azteca: tecuichpotzin ichcaxochitzin – isabel de moctezuma
publisher University of Bologna
series Confluenze
issn 2036-0967
publishDate 2016-12-01
description In the framework of the ‘gender studies’ dedicated to forgotten women in history, a prominent place is occupied by Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin (“Cotton flower, the revered daughter of the lord”)   daughter of Moctezuma II, was probably born at the end of the first decade of the sixteenth century. Baptized as Isabel de Moctezuma, she lived a life straddling two worlds and two eras: daughter and wife of kings, repudiated by Cortés, she is sometimes described as the anti Malinche, loyal to her people but perfectly integrated in the colonial system. This paper will compare different sources – historical chronicles of that time and subsequent periods, historical fiction   in order to provide a credible profile and to correctly interpret such contradictory comments and opinions.
topic Tecuichpotzin Ichcaxochitzin
Isabel de Moctezuma
Messico
Cortés
romanzo storico
url https://confluenze.unibo.it/article/view/6654
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