El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-17

a EAICO CITY, May lido you
M know that descendants of both
fernando Cortez and the en-
peror Montezuma. whom he conquered.
are still living in Mexico? / am told
that this is the case. and that some Of
them have in their possession big es-
states which have come down through
the past
The family Of Montezuma was large
ana ne leIt MS children to the care If
Cortez, who promised to care for them
- lhough they were his own. This
CorIez did. sending them to SDain-
mere they We're educated in the i'm
perlal household Of Charles V Some
Of them intermarried with Spanish no
Dies and today there are great landed
properties in Salamanca which belong
70 Montezuma, having come down
through a generations from the son
OF the emperor The present head Of
that family is known as Vicente Au-
Sustlne MaldOnadO y Carbajal Cano
Aontezuma- He has the title Of mar
gus de CastellanO and is a nigh Span
1she noble, with this strain of the i'm
perial blood Of the Axtecs. He is a
well educated man and has studied for
tne law. although he has never prac-
uced. He is now 20 and he has two
sons, one famous as a statesman and
the other as a musical composer.
There are still several MOntezumas
In Mexico City One is a lawyer, an
other is a banker and a third mu-
sician. I am told there is royal aztec
blood IN the veins Of other families
mere from whom the name Montezuma
has passed away, and that il flows
also through some Of the great fam
lies Of Spain and tints even some CT
me ducaJ families OF England. The
empress Eugene, the wife Of NapO-
leon III was born at Granada, in
Spain. but she is said to have had a
streak Of monteZuma in her veins, the
same coming from the count Of Mira
wales. who was Indirectly descended
from MOntezuma- The Miravalles fam
lily still owns big estates near Granada
Another descendant Of MOnteZuma
married relative Of the Oldest son Of
Columbus. and it is said that one of
MOntezuma's daughters was taken by
COrtez as his wife or his mistress.
Some Love Affairs Of COrtez.
Indeed fernando COrtez was a man
OF many loves and many marriages
He left the University OF Salamanca
at the age Of IS on account OF his love
affairs. and when he had first de-
cided to try his fortune in the new
world. his departure was postponed by
an accident received in scaling
tunlbledOWn wall on his way to a final
meeting with one OF his sWeethearts-
He was only 10 years old when he
sailed for SantO Domingo, and there
he got his first wife. a beautiful Span
ish girl, named Catalina JuareZ, whom
he refused for a time to marry, but
was afterward forced to do So She
brought him both lands and money,
and also the friendship Of the governor,
Valesquez. who later on sent him from
Cuba as the commander Of the eXpe-
ditiOn to push the conquest Of Mexico.
DOna Marine. the Indian Maiden.
While going to Mexico, COrtez picked
I'D at TabascO, Marina, a beautiful in
dan girl. and made her his mistress
He taught her Spanish. and she be-
came the Interpreter through whom ne
talked with the natives Of different
parts of Mexico. She stuck to him
in all his troubles and he had by her
a son and three daughters
The two lived together in Mexico
CITY or at COrtez's home near there
and she went with him during his
tours. He had an estate at Orizaba and
il was IN his palace there that ne
married this girl off to one Of his
lieutenants. Juan Jaramilo. and by him
she had a number Of children As late
as the close Of the 18th century the
heirs Of DOna Marina and Jaramill0
were living near Orizaba-
StranEIed With Her Pearl Necklace.
1t was while COrtez was living with
dOna Marina that his wife, whom he