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Bookmark or Share- Montezuma - World History EncyclopediaMontezuma (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 - WikipediaThe Great Montezuma was about forty years old, of good height, well proportioned, spare and slight, and not very dark, though of the usual Indian complexion. He did not wear his hair long but just over his ears, and he had a short black beard, well-shaped and thin.
- Montezuma II | Biography, Accomplishments, Death, Importance, & Facts ...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.
- The tragic life of Montezuma II, the Aztec emperor who lost an empire ...Born into a civilization known for its intricate social, political, and religious structure, Montezuma II ascended to the throne in 1502, steering the Aztec Empire into its final tumultuous years before the Spanish conquest.
- The Real Story of Montezuma, the Last of the Aztec Emperors"There are two Montezumas: the Montezuma who actually lived — the real, historical Montezuma — and the Montezuma who was invented after his death," says Restall. "The invented Montezuma in many ways is the opposite of the real Montezuma.
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