Moctezuma ii

Cuauhtémoc (c. 1495–1525) was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521. Cuauhtémoc took power in 1520 as successor of Cuitláhuac and was a cousin of the former emperor Moctezuma II. He ascended to the throne when he was 25 years of age, as his city was being besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox brought to the New World by Spanish Invaders. He was captured, tortured (by having his feet burned), and later hung by Hernan Cortes in Central…

Moctezuma II, 1520. SG-F139 54 mm 1/32. Series General. Andrea Miniatures Catalogue. ANDREA WORLD

Ten Facts You Didn't Know About Cuauhtemoc, Final Aztec Emperor: There is a Controversy over his Remains

Moctezuma II, 1520. SG-F139 54 mm 1/32. Series General. Andrea Miniatures Catalogue. ANDREA WORLD

weird-chill: Muerte de Moctezuma

Montezuma, the leader of the aztecs is wary of Cortez, however cortez reaches the capital of the empire, Tenochtitlan and is received like a king. Montezuma and the conquistador will become friends, however the Aztecs are not happy with the presence of the Spanish, speciall after the massacre at the main temple and are ready to kick some Spanish butt out of their home.

Replica of Moctezuma's headdress at the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City

Mexican officials said the remains of the Aztec palace and house built by Hernán Cortés were found near the Plaza del Zócalo.

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Cuitláhuac, 10th tlatoani of the Aztec Empire, brother of Moctezuma II. After being held captive by the Aztecs, Cortés ordered Moctezuma to ask his people stop fighting. Moctezuma told him that they wouldn't listen to him, and in turn asked him to free his brother Cuitláhuac so he'd convince the people to stop. Once freed, Cuitláhuac led his people against the conquistadors and successfully drove them out of Tenochtitlán on June 30, 1520. After ruling for only 80 days, he died of smallpox.