Following the conquest of the Aztec empire by the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez, the daughter of the fallen Aztec leader Moctezuma was recognized by the Spanish as a noble women. Her Aztec name was Tecuichpotzin. She converted to Catholicism and adopted the name Isabela. Cortez fathered a child with her. She was then married to one of Cortez's colleagues. Her descendants make up the Miravalle line of Spanish nobility. The family's royal crest displays a jaguar and eagle as tribute to their Central American roots. Dona Isabela was a fascinating woman that successfully straddled the destruction of one empire and the creation of another. 
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