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4 days ago · Montezuma II, the Aztec emperor who ruled from 1502 to 1520, is an important figure in Mexican and world history. Teaching students about Montezuma II can help them understand the complex societies of the Americas before and after European colonization. Here are some tips for introducing your students to this fascinating historical figure.
5 days ago · The twelfth book was written, significantly, some 35 years after Moctezuma II’s death. Matthew Restall (2003) points out that ‘the informants were from Tlatelolco, the original Mexico island city that in the fifteenth century had become subsumed into Tenochtitlan but retained some semblance of separate identity.
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5 days ago · Mexicolore replies: We know that Moctezuma II’s palace covered an area of 2.4 hectares (around 5 acres). Nezahualcoyotl’s palace in Texcoco was probably of the same size. His entire compound - including palace, gardens, temples, ball court, zoo, market plus numerous buildings measured 1,032 by 817m, an area of some 84 hectares (over 200 acres)!
4 days ago · Cortes and his small army entered Tenochtitlan in 1519 and held Moctezuma II captive. At the same time, the governor of Cuba, suspicious of Cortes, had sent ships led by Panfilo de Narvaez after him. Onboard one of the ships was an enslaved African, Francisco de Bagua, who fell ill.
4 days ago · The most poignant case is the story of Tlahuicole (pic 1), the high-ranking Tlaxcaltec warrior captured by the troops of Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin. In recognition of his military prowess he was spared and even trusted to carry out a campaign against the Purépecha (Tarascans), the western neighbours and rivals of the Mexica.
3 days ago · The people of Tenochtitlan rebelled against the Spanish. Cortes ordered Montezuma to speak to his people from a palace balcony and persuade them to let the Spanish return to the coast in peace. Montezuma was jeered and stones were thrown at him, injuring him badly. Montezuma died a few days later.
