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Cuauhtémoc
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Cuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", commonly rendered in English as "Descending Eagle", evoking a raptor diving toward its prey.
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Cuauhtémoc was a male ruler and military personnel who served as emperor of the Aztec Empire. Born in Tenochtitlan in 1495, he was the son of Ahuitzotl and spoke Nahuatl. His wife was Isabel Moctezuma. He is distinct from the entity identified as ARM Cuauhtémoc.
Cuauhtémoc died in 1525, with recorded dates of February 26 and February 28. His manner of death was an extra-judicial killing, specifically by hanging. He is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography.
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Cuauhtémoc
- Royalty.title
- Huey Tlatoani of the Mexica
- Royalty.image
- Relieve de Cuauhtémoc (Jesús F. Contreras) 09.jpg
- Royalty.coronation
- 25 January 1521
- Royalty.birth_date
- 14 July 1496
- Royalty.birth_place
- Tenochtitlan, Aztec Empire
- Royalty.death_date
- 28 February 1525 (aged 28)
- Royalty.death_place
- Acalan, New Spain(now Campeche, Mexico)
- Royalty.succession
- Huey Tlatoani
- Royalty.reign
- 25 January 1521 – 28 February 1525
- Royalty.predecessor
- Cuitlahuac
- Royalty.successor
- Tlacotzin (appointed by the Spanish)
- Royalty.mother
- Izelcoatzin
- Royalty.religion
- Mexica religion
- Royalty.burial_place
- Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc
- Royalty.father
- Ahuitzotl
- Royalty.caption
- Relief of Cuauhtémoc in the lobby of the Museum of the Mexican Army in Mexico City, by Jesús F. Contreras.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Aztec Empire
- Place of birth
- Tenochtitlan
- Spouse
- Isabel Moctezuma
- Father
- Ahuitzotl
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- emperor
- Languages spoken
- Nahuatl
- Image
- The capture of Cuauhtémoc (Conquest of Mexico) Painting.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cuauhtémoc (emperor)
- date of birth
- 1495-01-01
- date of death
- 1525-02-26
- manner of death
- extra-judicial killing
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- described by source
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
- different from
- ARM Cuauhtémoc
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Rule
- Execution
- Bones
- Legacy
- Honors
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Cuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", commonly rendered in English as "Descending Eagle", evoking a raptor diving toward its prey.
Cuauhtémoc took power in 1520 as successor of Cuitláhuac and was a cousin of the late emperor Moctezuma II. His young wife, who was later known as Isabel Moctezuma, was one of Moctezuma's daughters. He ascended to the throne when he was around 25 years old, while Tenochtitlan was besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox brought to the Americas by Spanish conquerors. After the killings in the Great Temple, there were probably few Aztec captains available to take the position.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cuauhtémoc” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.