The document profiles 5 individuals who lived during the period following the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire in Mexico. Martin Ocelotl was a surviving Aztec priest who became a merchant in Tetzcoco and preserved Aztec records. Isabel Moctezuma was the daughter of the Aztec emperor Moctezuma, who lived under Spanish rule and married 5 times while teaching her daughters the Catholic faith. Anton de Gouveia was a Portuguese Jesuit priest, alchemist, and adventurer who practiced medicine and his own brand of faith while trying to make money in the Americas. Diego Vasiclo was a Peruvian Indian chief priest who was tried for heresy at age 90 for preserving his people

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