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Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin ( c. 1466 – 29 June 1520; [moteːkʷˈs̻oːmaḁ ʃoːkoˈjoːt͡sin̥] modern Nahuatl pronunciation ⓘ ), [N.B. 1] referred to retroactively in European sources as Moctezuma II, [N.B. 2] was the ninth Emperor of the Aztec Empire (also known as the Mexica Empire ), [1] reigning from 1502 or 1503 to 1520.
Nov 1519. Motecuhzoma II receives Hernán Cortés at the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan . 30 Jun 1520. Death of Aztec ruler Motecuhzoma II . 13 Aug 1521. The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan falls into the hands of Spanish forces led by Hernán Cortés . Explore the timline of Montezuma.
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Moctezuma II. Tenochtitlan. Moctezuma was the ninth Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan and the sixth Huey Tlatoani or Emperor of the Aztec Empire, reigning from 1502 or 1503 to 1520. After his coronation he set up thirty-eight more provincial divisions, largely to centralize the empire.
Moctezuma II, the 9th emperor of the Aztecs, was known as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin . Today his name has a lot of spellings, including Montezuma and Motecuhzoma. Modern scholars sometimes call him Moctezuma II to differentiate him from the other emperor of the name, but in his time the number was not used. The name signifies frowning and kingly anger.
Oct 10, 2013 · Montezuma (aka Moctezuma), or more correctly, Motecuhzoma II Xocoyotzin, meaning 'Angry Like A Lord’, was the last fully independent ruler of the Aztec empire before the civilization's collapse after the Spanish Conquest in the early 16th century CE.
- Mark Cartwright
Emperor Of Mexico Montezuma Ii, The ninth ruler of the Aztec empire, Montezuma II (1466-1520) was seized by the Spanish conquistadores, who used him to control and rule the empire.… Tenochtitlan , Tenochtitlán, capital city of Aztec Empire, center of present-day Mexico City.
Montezuma II (born 1466—died c. June 30, 1520, Tenochtitlán, within modern Mexico City) was the ninth Aztec emperor of Mexico, famous for his dramatic confrontation with the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. In 1502 Montezuma succeeded his uncle Ahuitzotl as the leader of an empire that had reached its greatest extent, stretching to what ...
