Long ago Iztaccihuatl fell in love with the great warrior Popocatepetl, but in order for him to win the favour of her father, he had to wage war against his enemies. Years later, victorious, he returned to claim her hand in marriage, but sadly she had died. To honour her he ordered a mountatin to be built, on which he placed her. And til this day he, the 'Smoking Mountain' stands watching over her - the 'White Lady'.