The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18
ny FRANK G. oAnppN1pn.

IN o you know that descendants o.
fernando Cortez and tho EN-
peror Montezuma, whom he con-
cuercd. are still living In Mexico?
am told that this is the case. and that
some of them have in their possession
big estates which have come down
through the past. The family Of Mon
tezuma was large, and he left his
children to the care OF Cortez. who
promised to care for them rs though
they were his own. This Cortcz did,
sending them TO Spain, where they
were educated In the imperial house
hold of Charles v. Some Of them in
termarried with Spanish mobiles and
to-day there are great landed proper
ties in Salamanca which belong to a
Montezuma, having come down through
fourteen generations from the son OF
family Is known as Vicente Angus
tine Maldonado y Carbajal Cano Mon
tezuma. He has the title OF Marquis
de Castellano and Is a high Spanish
noble. with this strain OF the imperial
blood OF the Aztecs. He IS we'll
educated man and has studied for the
law. although he has never plhcticed
lie is now seventy and he has two
sons. one famous as statesman and
the other s a musical composer
There are still several Montezumas
in Mexico City. One is lawyer, an
other Is a banker and a third a mu-
sician. am told there is royal Aztec
blood in the veins OF other families
lcse. from whom the name Montezuma
has passed away. and that it flows also
through some OF the great families OF
SPAIN and tints even some of the ducal
families of England The Empress
Eugene. the wife of Napoleon III.
was born at Granada, in Spain. but she
Is said 10 have had streak of Mon
tezuma In her veins. the same coming
from the Count of Miravalles. who was
indirectly descended from Montezuma.
The Miravallcs family still owns biz
estates near Granada
Another descendant of Montezuma
married relative OF the Oldest son
OF Columbus, and II is said that one
of Montezuma's daughters was taken
by Cortez as his wife or his mistress.
Some Love Affairs of Cortcx.
indeed. fernando Cortez was a man
OF many loves and many MARRIAGES
He left the University of Salamanca
at the age OF sixteen on account of
MS love affairs and when he had first
decided to try his fortune in the new
''e "ePh! 'uFe was postponed by
an accident received in scaling a
tumbledown wall on his way to a anal
meeting with one Of his sweethearts.
he was only nineteen years old when
ne sailed for Santo Domingo, and there
ne got his first wife. a beautiful
spanish girl. named Catalina Juarez.
whopl ne refused for a time to marry.
out was afterward forced to do so
she brought him both lands and
:,p .lc
governor, Nelasquez, who later on sent
MIN from Cuba as the commander OF
the expedition 10 push the conquest of
Mexico.
D"nnn Marina. tho Indian Maiden.
me gong TO Mexico Cortez picked !
up at Tahasco. Marina a beautiful
lhc.an girl. and made her his mistress,
tte taught her Spanish. and she became
the Interpreter through whom he
talked with the natives of different
parts OF Mexico. She stuck to him in
All MS troubles. and ne had by her a
son and three daughters. When Cor.
tez returned to Spain he married this
sri 10 one OF his lieutenants.
The two lived together In Mexico
tity or al Cortez's home near there
ana she Went with him during his |
ours He had ar estate at Orizaba, !
ana IL was in his palace there that no |
-,
Heutenants. Juan Jaramillo. and nv
MIN she had number OF children As
ia'e as the close OF the sixteenth cen
tuFy the heirs OF Dona Marina and
JaTamillo were living near Orizaha.
stranElcd With Her Pearl NeclIo,.
II was while Cortez was living win
oona Marina that his wife. whom he
hao lei, III cuba. came TO Mexico Cor
tez mad then become famous. and as
me story goes his wife sneaked in,o
we country without his knowledge
ana accosted him at Coyohuacan. He !
,ooN hes INTO his palace, and there. as
rrio'onS oanq~ets." he strangled her with
neT own necklace Of pearls. Others saw
that she committed suicide. At any
90 a.ter Cor'ez Went to Spain ne !
was indicted for numbering hts w;fa
ana the case occupies many pages in
me Archives of the Indies. whicb
ihcindes the history OF the crime. sriy-
'Hs an the judicial proceedings against