- Moctezuma II - Wikipedia
Moctezuma Xocoyotzin[N B 1] (c 1466 – 29 June 1520), retroactively referred to in European sources as Moctezuma II, and often simply called Montezuma, [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
- Montezuma II | Biography, Accomplishments, Death, Importance . . .
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
- Montezuma: Last Ruler of the Aztecs - World History Encyclopedia
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
- Moctezuma II: Life, Reign and Major Accomplishments
Moctezuma II (also known as Moctezuma Xocoyotzin) was the ninth emperor of the Aztec Empire, ruling from around 1502 or 1503 until 1520, known for overseeing the empire at its zenith before the Spanish conquest
- The tragic life of Montezuma II, the Aztec emperor who lost . . .
Montezuma II, known in Nahuatl as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, was born around 1466 in the island city of Tenochtitlán He descended from a royal family that claimed the right to rule through earlier emperors, including his grandfather Montezuma I and his uncle Ahuitzotl
- Moctezuma II - Aztec History
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
- 10 Facts About Moctezuma II, the Last True Aztec Emperor
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
- MOCTEZUMA II - HISTORY CRUNCH
Moctezuma II was the most significant emperor of the Aztec Empire Following the Aztec’s founding and construction of Tenochtitlan in the Valley of Mexico in 1325 AD, they quickly established their authority across the other societies in the valley
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