Montezuma II

Aztec emperor
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Also known as: Moctezuma II, Moteucçoma
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Also spelled:
Moctezuma
Born:
1466
Died:
c. June 30, 1520, Tenochtitlán, within modern Mexico City
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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. In 1502 Montezuma succeeded his uncle Ahuitzotl as the leader of an empire that had reached its greatest extent, stretching to what is now Honduras and Nicaragua, but that was weakened by the resentment of the subject tribes to the increasing demands for tribute and victims for the religious sacrifices. Montezuma was commander of the army and organized extensive expeditions of conquest in deference to Huitzilopochtli, the god of ...(100 of 331 words)