title: Manuela Sánchez de Tagle, 3rd Marchioness of Altamira
text: # Manuela Sánchez de Tagle, 3rd Marchioness of Altamira
  
  Doña Manuela Sánchez de Tagle y Sánchez de Tagle, 3rd Marchioness of Altamira was a Spanish-Mexican aristocrat.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Doña Manuela was the daughter of Don Pedro Sánchez de Tagle, 2nd Marquis of Altamira and Doña Luisa Sánchez de Tagle, daughter of Don Luis Sánchez de Tagle, 1st Marquis of Altamira. Her parent are first cousins, making her a product of inbreeding.
  
  ## Family
  
  Doña Manuela married on April 12, 1714, Don Pedro Pérez de Tagle, a distant relative and a member of the House of Tagle. Together they had a daughter, Doña Luisa Pérez de Tagle y Sánchez de Tagle. She succeeded her father Don Pedro and became the 3rd Marchioness of Altamira. The marquesa and her husband continued on the family business and enriched the Hacienda Cuisillos, which was the prime distributor of tequila in New Spain.
  
  She was succeeded by her only daughter Doña Luisa Pérez de Tagle, who became the 4th Marchioness of Altamira
  
  