Hacienda Galindo

According to history, Hernan Cortes, the conqueror of México for Spain, he defeated the Aztecs and many other kingdoms of pre-Colonial México, the “Malinche” was one of the keys of his success, so he gives the hacienda Galindo as a gift to “la Malinche” around 1524 in gratitude to her extraordinary attitude, knowledge of many different Mexicans languages, and her help as diplomat whit many kings of the different nations in central México.

Some most be history some most be legend, we don´t now, first of all Ce-Malinalli (Nahuatl name, of la Malinche) pronounced as Malintzin, was transformed for the Spanish to Malinche, she was a Mayan princes, sended to Hernan Cortes and his generals as a gift whit an other 19 girls for a local mayan Casique (kind of a Duque, for the mayas) in 1519 when she was 18 years old, she became property of Alfonso Hernandez Portocarrero, when he returns to Spain, Hernan Cortes toke her as a concubine and they had a son, Martín Cortez, converted to Catholicism she was baptize under the name of Marina and she become the most important advisor of Cortes, translator and negotiator, in 1524 the wife of Cortes arrives to the new Spain (México), to solve the “little” Problem, Just imagine Cortes saying, !UPS! Darling I have a concubine and a son, Cortes arrange a wedding between Marina and the Spanish captain Juan Jaramillo, the new couple receive from Cortes many “encomiendas” (haciendas and land), the history of the region of San Juan del Rio, were is the Hacienda Galindo say according with the writing of the founder of the city, Don Nicolas de San Luis Montañes, Juan Jaramillo by instructions of Hernan Cortes build the Hacienda Galindo and other hacienda call “la llave” (this other Hacienda is still there and beautiful to), all the property (haciandas and land) become the “Mayorazgo de la llave”, in that same year (1524) Marina has a doter with Juan Jaramillo, named Maria, years later Maria get married with the Spanish captain Luis de Quezada, and they have a son, Don Pedro de Quezada, the history say that “la Malinche” just live there a few months, she died around 1550 her widower Juan Jaramillo married again whit a noble Spanish lady Doña Beatriz de Andrade Cervantes, by this, the new couple obtain great favors from the king of Spain, and the region become officially “El Gran Mayorazgo de la LLave”, (the great Mayorazgo de la Llave).

When Juan Jaramillo dies, Doña Beatriz marries again, and the family Quezada claims half of the properties of Doña Beatriz, she agreed and gives them very large properties to the Quezada family, the property goes to Don Pedro de Quezada, grandson of La Malinche, he is consider the first owner of Hacienda Galindo in 1582.

During the whole history of the Hacienda, was dedicated for cattle and agricultural production, included bulls for bull fighting of the famous Miura race brought from Spain

Today is a Hotel, used for conventions, weddings in the beautiful chapel and for those who are running away from stress of day to day life, me included.
Hope you all enjoy this little part of México´s history
Héctor

PD Thank you Trudy for the idea