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4 days ago · Despite the stubborn Aztec resistance organized by their new emperor, Cuauhtémoc, the cousin of Moctezuma II, Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco fell on 13 August 1521, during which the Emperor was captured trying to escape the city in a canoe. The siege of the city and its defense had both been brutal.
4 days ago · New exhibition challenges view of Aztec emperor Moctezuma as traitor - contrary to popular belief, the Aztec emperor Moctezuma was murdered by his Spanish captors and not by his own people, the British Museum will argue in a new exhibition that will try to rehabilitate the emperor’s image as a traitor.
5 days ago · Mexicolore replies: We can’t give you perfectly accurate measurements, but from José Luis de Rojas’s 2012 study of Tenochtitlan, the causeways ranged from approximately 3.5 kms to 7.5 kms in length, the longest being from Tlatelolco to Tenayuca.
4 days ago · Of the 9 rulers who expanded Aztec control to frontiers way beyond Tenochtitlan, most, but with some poor exceptions, were hugely successful - in particular Ahuitzotl, who ruled for 16 years from 1486 and grew the Aztec state into a true empire, reaching from Atlantic to Pacific coasts, and his nephew, the legendary Moctezuma II, who ruled from ...
1 day ago · After viewing this course, students will be able to explain how Hernando Cortes was able to ally the Spanish with many towns against the ruler Montezuma II in Tenochtitlan. After viewing this course, students will be able to relate the political and military struggle between the Spanish Conquistadors and the Mexica people under Montezuma II.
3 days ago · The Aztec Empire, under the rule of Moctezuma II, stood as a towering colossus of power and splendor, its cities resplendent and its armies formidable. Yet, beneath this veneer of strength lay seeds of discord and discontent, ripe for exploitation by the cunning Spanish adventurer.
2 days ago · Montezuma II, the Aztec emperor, initially believed Cortes might be the god Quetzalcoatl, whose return was prophesied. This belief led Montezuma to welcome Cortes with gifts, which only fueled the Spaniard's ambitions. The massacre at the Great Temple in Tenochtitlan in 1520 was a turning point. Cortes's men killed many Aztec nobles during a ...
