Leonor Cortés Moctezuma
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Moctezuma.
Doña Leonor Cortés Moctezuma (c. 1528 – before 1594) was the out-of-wedlock daughter of Hernán Cortés, conquistador of Mexico, and Doña Isabel Moctezuma, the eldest daughter of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II. She was acknowledged by her father and married Juan de Tolosa, one of the discoverers of the silver mines in Zacatecas.
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Leonor Cortés Moctezuma | |
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Born | c. 1528 |
Died | before 1594 (aged 65–66) |
Spouse(s) | Juan de Tolosa |
Issue | Juan de Tolosa Cortés de Moctezuma Leonor de Tolosa Cortés Moctezuma Isabel de Tolosa Cortés de Moctezuma |
Father | Hernán Cortés |
Mother | Isabel Moctezuma |
Nationality | Spanish |
Relatives | Juan de Oñate (son-in-law) |
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