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  2. May 20, 2024 · Biography. Moctezuma ll was the ninth ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520. Moctezuma II became Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan after the death of his father Axayacatl. Cuitláhuac was the 10th tlatoani of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan for 80 days.

  3. 3 days ago · 1492–93 – Columbus reaches the Caribbean; start of permanent Spanish settlements. 1493–1515 – Spanish exploration, conquest, enslavement, and settlement in the Caribbean and the Spanish Main. 1502 – Moctezuma II elected huey tlatoani, emperor [literally: "Great Speaker"] of the Aztec Triple Alliance.

  4. May 15, 2024 · Battle of Tenochtitlán, (May 22–August 13, 1521), military engagement between the Aztecs and a coalition of Spanish and indigenous combatants. Spanish conquistadores commanded by Hernán Cortés allied with local tribes to conquer the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlán.

  5. 3 days ago · Known as Montezuma Castle, this 20-room, 5-story cliff dwelling was built by the indigenous Sinagua people around 1100 AD and remained occupied until about 1425 AD. Today, it endures as a testament to the ingenuity, skill and mystery of the pre-Columbian cultures that once thrived across the American Southwest.

  6. 3 days ago · The death of Moctezuma (2) Pic 1: Giant stone warrior figures at the Toltec site of Tula (Click on image to enlarge) 2.3 Huémac’s suicide and the end of the Toltec empire: a very ‘original’ myth. Huémac, the mythical-historical king of Tollan, succeeds Quetzalcóatl in the year 9-Rabbit. According to the Anales de Cuauhtitlan he marries ...

  7. May 23, 2024 · This is Part 2 of Anastasia Kalyuta’s article on the life of Isabel Moctezuma, specially written for us. Many thanks, Anastasia! On his return to Mexico in 1546 Juan Cano wrote, on behalf of his wife, his first petition to Crown Prince Phillip (the future King Phillip II of Spain), “claiming lands and towns” for Doña Isabel and obtained ...

  8. May 8, 2024 · Moctezuma II, also known as Montezuma or Motēuczōma, ruled the Aztec Empire from 1502 – 1520 during its peak. He was an accomplished leader who expanded his empire through military campaigns, diplomacy, and clever taxation systems.

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