Moctezuma II

Also known as Montezuma II, Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, Moteuczoma II, Motecuhzoma II, Moctezuma the Young, Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Montecuhzoma Xocootzin

9th tlatoani of Tenochtitlan and ruler of the Aztec Triple Alliance (1466-1520)

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Moctezuma II was the ninth ruler of Tenochtitlan and led the Aztec Triple Alliance from 1466 to 1520, making him one of the most powerful leaders in Mesoamerica during that era. He is historically significant because his reign spanned a pivotal moment when Spanish conquistadors arrived in the Americas, fundamentally changing the course of Aztec civilization.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Aztec Empire
Place of birth: Tenochtitlan
Place of death: Tenochtitlan
Father: Axayacatl
Occupation: politician
Position held: Huey tlatoani
Languages spoken: Nahuatl
Religion: Aztec mythology
Image: Moctezuma Xocoyotzin.png

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replaced by: Cuitláhuac
Commons category: Moctezuma II
date of death: 1520-06-29
date of birth: 1466-01-01
replaces: Ahuitzotl
owner of: Montezuma's headdress
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Encyclopedic overview

1892 illustration of Moctezuma II

Moctezuma Xocoyotzin (c. 1466 – 29 June 1520), retroactively referred to in European sources as Moctezuma II, and often called Montezuma, was the ninth emperor of the Aztec Empire (also known as the Mexica Empire), reigning from 1502 or 1503 to 1520. Through his marriage with Queen Tlapalizquixochtzin of Ecatepec, one of his two wives, he was also the king consort of the altepetl.

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