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Mar 27, 2024 · Montezuma II, ninth Aztec emperor of Mexico, famous for his dramatic confrontation with the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes. Montezuma became Cortes’s prisoner in Tenochtitlan. The Spanish claimed Montezuma died at the hands of his own people; the Aztecs believed that the Spanish murdered him.
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.
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- Cuitláhuac
What do we really know about Moctezuma II (also called Montezuma), the Aztec emperor who met Hernan Cortes and saw the start of an incredible clash of civilizations? For centuries scholars have puzzled over the man - what he thought, what drove him, why he made the decisions he did.
Apr 2, 2014 · Montezuma II was the last of the Aztec emperors, who was defeated by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in 1520. Updated: Aug 13, 2020. (1466-1520) Synopsis. When Montezuma II was born (circa...
Apr 10, 2024 · Montezuma II, also known as Moteucçoma Xocoyotzin, faced a turning point in the Aztec Empire’s history around June 30, 1520. The circumstances surrounding his death during a revolt against Spanish rule within Tenochtitlán remain hotly debated among historians.
Motecuhzoma II was emperor of the Triple Al-liance (Aztec Empire) at the time of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Although a strong king with numerous accomplishments, Motecuhzoma II has been burdened with an undeserved reputa-tion as a weak and ineffectual opponent to the conquering Spaniards.
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.
