Doña Francisca Coya (1515-1543 or 1544), also known as María de Sandoval or simply La Coya, was a Princess of the Inca Empire. She was the daughter of Emperor Huayna Capac and his cousin-wife Mama Runtu Coya.[1] She was born in Cuzco, Peru in 1515 and died in Popayán, Colombia, around 1543–44.[2]
Fernando Jurado Noboa described her as "the nurturing mother of Ecuador and Colombia."[3]
- ^ Zapata, J. Descendientes del Emperador Inca Pachacútec. pg.2 https://www.academia.edu/10355786/Descendientes_del_Emperador_Inca_Pachac%C3%BAtec
- ^ Jurado N.F. (1982) Las Coyas y Pallas del Tahuantinsuyo. pgs. 217,305,306,319
- ^ Costales, Piedad Peñaherrera de; Costales Samaniego, Alfredo; Jurado Noboa, Fernando (September 27, 1982). Los señores naturales de la tierra. Xerox. OCLC 10851071 – via Open WorldCat. (See also [1])