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Montezuma I (1397-1469), who ruled the Aztecs from 1440 to 1469, is best known for his expansion of the empire and for his building projects, including the dike across Lake Texcoco and the temple to the god Huitzilopochtli.

Montezuma (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.

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.

Xochicueyetl. 1892 illustration of Moctezuma II. Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin(c. 1466– 29 June 1520; [motɛːkˈsoːmaḁ ʃoːkoˈjoːt͡sĩ]modern Nahuatl pronunciationi),[N.B. 1]variant spellings include Moctezuma, Motewksomah, Motecuhzomatzin, Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma, Motēuczōmah, Muteczuma, and referred to retroactively in ...

Moctezuma I ( c. 1398 –1469), also known as Moteuczomatzin Ilhuicamina ( modern Nahuatl pronunciation i ), Huehuemoteuczoma or Montezuma I ( Classical Nahuatl: Motēuczōma Ilhuicamīna [moteːkʷˈsoːma ilwikaˈmiːna], Classical Nahuatl: Huēhuemotēuczōma [weːwemoteːkʷˈsoːma] ), was the second Aztec emperor and fifth king of Tenochtitlan.

Moctezuma I ruled over the Aztec Empire from 1440 until 1469 and was the fifth tlatoani of the Aztec people. He was the son of Huitzilíhuitl. Early in his rule he worked to strengthen the Triple Alliance with Texcoco and Tlacopan and improved Tenochtitlan by building aqueducts that supplied fresh water to the growing city.

Emperor Moctezuma I Of The Aztec Empire, 5to Tlatoani de Tenochtitlan: Also Known As: "Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina", "Huehuemotecuhzoma", "Montezuma I", "Motēuczōma Ilhuicamīna", "Huēhuemotēuczōma", "He Frowns Like a Lord" Birthdate: 1370: Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico: Death: 1430 (59-61) Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Itzcoatl’s successor Montezuma (Moctezuma) I, who took power in 1440, was a great warrior who was remembered as the father of the Aztec empire. By the early 16th century, the Aztecs had come...