Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca

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The Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a hereditary noble title in New Spain granted by the Spanish Crown to conquistador Hernán Cortés, giving him vast estates and significant political influence in colonial Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish noble title
hereditary noble title
title of New Spain
associatedWithEvent Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
associatedWithPerson Doña Juana de Zúñiga
linked to: Juana de Zúñiga

Martín Cortés (son of Hernán Cortés)
country Spanish Empire
createdFor services in the conquest of Mexico
governedBy mayorazgo (entailed estate)
grantedBy Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
grantedTo Hernán Cortés
hasAssociatedTerritory Coyoacán
Cuernavaca
Oaxaca
Tehuantepec
Tlalpan
Toluca Valley
hasEstateLocation Mexico
New Spain
Valley of Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
hasFeudalCharacter yes
hasFirstHolder Hernán Cortés
hasPrivilege collection of tributes
jurisdictional rights over vassals
large landed estates
political influence in colonial Mexico
hasSuccessorTitleHolder descendants of Hernán Cortés
hasTitleHolder Hernán Cortés
languageOfTitle Spanish
locatedIn New Spain
nobleRank marquis
partOf Spanish nobility
linked to: Grandees of Spain
subordinateTo King of Spain
transmission hereditary primogeniture
usedIn colonial Mexico

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Hernán Cortés nobleTitle Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca
Hernán Cortés child Martín Cortés, 2nd Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca
linked to: Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca