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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.
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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.
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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.
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The name signifies frowning and kingly anger. He was Heuy Tlatoani Moctezuma, the Great Speaker of the city of Tenochtitlán (read more about the titles of Aztec government ). He was born around 1466, and was to become a successful ruler and general even before he became emperor from 1502-1520.
Apr 2, 2014 · QUICK FACTS. Name: Montezuma II. Birth Year: 1466. Birth Country: Mexico. Gender: Male. Best Known For: Montezuma II was the last of the Aztec emperors, who was defeated by Spanish...
Dec 8, 2021 · Moctezuma II was one of the final rulers of the Aztec empire and its capital city Tenochtitlan. He ruled prior to its destruction around 1521 AD at the hands of the Conquistadors, their Indigenous allies, and the effect of disease spread by the European invaders.
Montezuma II, also known as Moctezuma Xocoyotzin, meaning "he who frowns like a lord," was born circa 1466 into the royal lineage of the Aztec Empire. Raised in the illustrious city of Tenochtitlán, the heart of the empire, Montezuma was groomed from an early age to fulfill a significant role in the sophisticated Aztec society.
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