Edited by David G. Sweet and Gary B. Nash Presentation by: Rachelle Alcantara

History 140

Martin Onelotl was a religious prodigy. Sent by the Lord of the village to tell Montezuma about ominous signs. Was Christianized and baptized, but continued to practice his old

beliefs. His influence was felt throughout the region of Puebla, Tlaxcala, and

Mexico. He was skilled at divining, and was greatly sought out. He became rich. He was known for his generosity: “Indian Robin Hood.” He was denounced as a wizard and idolater and enemy of the Holy Faith.

He denied all of these accusations, but continued to make predictions of drought and have secret meetings at his house cellar.

The bishop saw Ocelotl as a threat to the evangelization effort and on February 10, 1537 he was banished from New Spain and sent to the inquisitors of Seville to be kept in jail until he died.

His ship was mysteriously lost at sea… and he disappeared.

Isabel was Montezuma the II’s only legitimate daughter. Before her father’s death he asked Cortes to assume custody and care of his daughters.

Isabel was married off a number of times, starting with the last Aztec emperor, but none of her husbands seemed to survive for more than a few years. It wasn’t until her fifth marriage that her husband lived longer than a few years. He lived to be married to Isabel for 10 years, and within those 10 years she bore 5 children!

Isabel was not only know for her many marriages, she became a symbol of great legal and sociological importance to the Hispanization and Christianization of Mexico.

Cortes granted dona Idabel and her descendents the revenues and income from the important town of Tacuba.

When Isabel married Grado she became a model of Hispanicize Indian womanhood. She was called the most “Catholic Queen of Spain” Alanso de Grado died two years after his marriage to Isabel. Cortes moved Isabel in his house, didn’t marry her but she did get pregnant with the

conqueror’s child. Pedro Gallego de Andrade married the pregnant Isabell and she bore his son. Within two months Gallego was dead for no reason. She married for the 5th time to Juan Cano de Saavedra. It was nearly 2 decades when they got married, his fortunes changed for the better In 1550 dona Isabel drew up her last will and testament. The most important clause in the

will was the disposition of Tacuba who she left half to her eldest son and the other half to her eldest son by Juan Cano.

Gouveia was a deceptively charming man who could endear himself to people in high places, he knew astrology and alchemy, read fortunes, foretold happenings, amateur, and believe that he could make himself invisible.

He is the prototype of the worldliness of the clergy of his days.

He was an example of the humanism that was at the odds with the dark or thodoxy of the court and would not survive the trumphal moralism of the court- reformation.

He was unconcerned and unafraid; therefore many people refer to him with discuss.

He was arrested for the superstition of having made a pact with the devil and of the practicing the proscribed art of medicine, but release on bail.

He was accepted then excommunicated from the new society of Jesus.

On may 9th, he was placed behind bars for dealing with the devil, but he denied all the thing he was accused from.

He was accused of never doing the godly things he was called to like going to confession and fasting during lent.

He was kept in jail for 4 years and finally found guilty of many things, like scandalous acts against faith. Being a victim of his own imagination.

He escape from jail, but then turned himself in only to be arrested again, and sentenced to the galleys.

His new duties left him so weak he could hardly stand on his feet.

He escape the galleys and fled to Italy, France, and Germany.

He returned to Lisbon and begged for forgiveness.

After a decade in and out of Inquisition jail, Antonio was free again.

He was arrested AGAIN and deported to Brazil.

He lived in the 1670’s in Salamanca, southern Peru.

He was a Native American man.

Diego Vasicuio was a key element in the perpetuation of traditional religious thoughts.

He was an influential member of Indian communities and worked on preserving and passing on his faith through generations. He fulfilled his job of protecting the idol of Sorimana.

He led the Sorimana cult in rituals encompassing every aspect of the venerated union of god. The Physical representation, and the holy ground of god.

Diego acted as the interpreter of remarks that no one else heard.

Diego Vasicuios survived, his rituals , religion, and finally his god survived all thanks to him.

Micaela Angelina Carillo lived form 1740’s through 1750’s. She was raised on the city of Nuestra Senora de Asuncion

Amozoque, she was Meztizos. After the death of her husband she was able to become an

important landowner. Micaela performed tasks usually reserve for men: labored in the

fields, manufacture pulque, rode horseback, and traded in the city.

Micaela exercised authority on her son and daughter. She provide property and arranged for their training in craft to

her kids. This shows some women could share in the privileges of men

and enjoy some small share of masculine independence.