Kolomt’e K’abel
Powerful warrior queen in seventh century Guatemala
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Ana Cortés
As widow of Quetzalmamalitzin, she held a considerable amount of his estate, was in charge of the administration and rule of these estates, alongside her dowry, until her death. She was also responsible for pursuing any legal matters, and was named as holding full authority after her husband’s death, and taking his position as a local ruler.
Atotoxtli II
Ruler of the kingdom of Tenochtitlan.
Cockacoeske
Leader of the Pamunkey people in colonised Virginia in the 1600s
Aotea te Paratene
Aotea te Paratene ruled the Waikato people in Aotearoa, or New Zealand, as one of four known wives of King Tāwhiao.
Falakika Seilala
19th century queen of the Polynesian kingdom `Uvea, or Wallis Island
Ines
Doña Ines was a fifteenth-sixteenth century caciqua of Taíno origin
Hinematioro
Hinematioro was a woman of high standing among the East Coast peoples from Whāngārā to Ūawa (Tolaga Bay) in 1700s New Zealand.
Makea Takau
Makea Takau Ariki was chiefess of the Makea Nui dynasty, one of the three chiefdoms on the island of Rarotonga.
Lavinia Veiongo
Wife of King Tupou II of Tonga