Moctezuma I. The Aztec chronicles called him Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, while the first was called Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina or Huehuemotecuhzoma ('Old Moctezuma')...
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of an Aztec temple, thought by some to have served as a throne for Motecuhzoma II. The sculpture was first discovered in 1831 in the foundations of the...
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back of the sculpture (not visible in the image to the right) orients Motecuhzoma II in the cosmic cycle because that date represents "the beginning of things...
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immediately sent to the Aztec Emperor (in Nahuatl, Tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan Motecuhzoma II. Going inland the Spaniards encountered and fought with Totonac forces...
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The Stone of Motecuhzoma I is a pre-Columbian stone monolith dating back to the rule of Motecuhzoma I (1440-1469), the fifth Tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan...
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sun. The Tupinambá cape was formerly thought to have belonged to the Motecuhzoma II, the ninth Emperor of Mexica, but this view has been discredited. No...
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Bangladesh, Pala period 10th–12th century CE Aztec, Coronation Stone of Motecuhzoma II (Stone of the Five Suns) 1503 Auguste Rodin, Adam (1881) cast in bronze...
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Mound Templo Mayor (Main Temple) Ruler's feather headdress (probably of Motecuhzoma II) City of Cusco, including Qorikancha (Inka main temple), Santo Domingo...
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Date Victim(s) Assassin(s) Notes 29 June 1520 Motecuhzoma II Xocoyotl, Emperor of the Aztec Alliance 14 February 1831 Vicente Guerrero, former President...
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garrison at Oztuma defending the border against the Tarascan state. Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin is known to world history as the Aztec ruler when the Spanish...
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popular spellings of the emperor's name include Moctezuma, Montezuma, and Motecuhzoma. However, the headdresses' provenance is uncertain, and even its identity...
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Montezuma (redirect from Motecuhzoma)
Moctezuma II (c. 1460–1520), ninth Aztec emperor Pedro Moctezuma, a son of Montezuma II Isabel Moctezuma (1509/1510–1550/1551), a daughter of Montezuma II Leonor...
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Moctezuma I (redirect from Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina)
Aztec Triple Alliance. Often mistaken for his popular descendant, Moctezuma II, Moctezuma I greatly contributed to the famed Aztec Empire that thrived until...
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that the name of the historical Aztec Emperors Moctezuma (more properly Motecuhzoma in Nahuatl) was the ultimate origin of the mythical hero-god's name —...
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documents as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin was called "Montezuma" in subsequent histories. In current histories he is often named Moctezuma II, using the European...
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so capturing Motecuhzoma had considerable precedent but modern scholars are skeptical that Cortés and his countrymen took Motecuhzoma captive at this...
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University Press. "Xavier López Medellín: Los huesos de Hernán Cortés". Motecuhzoma.de. Retrieved 2009-07-23. Riley, G. Michael (1968). "Fernando Cortés...
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Water (advertisement). Angry Aztecs: Scary Stories: "The Mystery of Motecuhzoma". Video game: Warrior! Spanish Conquistador vs. Aztec Warrior. Rotten...
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ascended the Mexica throne following the death of his maternal grandfather Motecuhzoma Illhuicamina in 1469. Moctezuma had spent his long reign leading Tenochtitlan...
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of the Indians). According to various chroniclers, Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (also known as Moctezuma II), tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Empire...
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