Sofia Robleda
Mexican author and historical novelist known for The Other Moctezuma Girls, blending scholarship and storytelling to re-centre Indigenous noblewomen in the story of the Spanish conquest.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 37min
Colonial Women of the Americas
Sofia Robleda, Mexican author of The Other Moctezuma Girls who blends scholarship and storytelling. She explores daily life, work, and ritual roles of pre-conquest women. She discusses Malinche’s contested legacy, Isabel Moctezuma’s survival and legal agency, and how colonial violence, Christianization, and archival gaps shape the recovered histories of Indigenous noblewomen.
