Hail and heavy rain caused the collapse of a structure covering a historic temple in Mexico City on April 28.This footage, by Gabriel Gutierrez García, shows the damaged structure over the site of the 14th century Templo Mayor, which was the main temple of the Mexica people when Mexico City was known as Tenochtitlan. A museum at the site has operated since 1987.Mexico’s culture secretary, Alejandra Frausto, said the ancient site appeared to have escaped serious damage, according to an early assessment. A team from the National Institute of Anthropology and History was investigating.A police officer was treated at the scene. Credit: Gabriel Gutiérrez García via Storyful
Isabel Moctezuma: The Emperor’s Most Valuable Commodity
Isabel Moctezuma was born around 1510, and was originally known as Tecuixpo Ixtlaxóchitl, Tecuichpo or Tecuichpochtzin, which has been translated to mean either “cotton flower” or “lord’s daughter.” She was the daughter of Moctezuma II, the 9
th ruler of the Aztec Empire. The identity of Isabel’s mother, however, is less certain. According to a contemporary Spanish historian, Francisco López de Gómara, Moctezuma had as many as 3,000 wives and concubines. According to another historian, the mestizo Fernando Alva Ixtlilxochitl, Isabel’s mother was Tayhualcan, the emperor’s chief wife. Ixtlilxochitl adds that Tayhualcan was the daughter of Totoquihuaztli, the last pre-Hispanic ruler of Tlacopan.
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