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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.

Name: Montezuma II. Birth Year: 1466. Birth Country: Mexico. Gender: Male. Best Known For: Montezuma II was the last of the Aztec emperors, who was defeated by Spanish conquistador Hernán...

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.

Tenochtitlan, Ciudad De México, D.F., 16500, Mexico. Death: June 30, 1520 (52) México-Tenochtitlan, Mexica (Disputed, at the hand of the Spanish or his own people.) Place of Burial: Body burned at Copulco. Immediate Family: Son of Axayacatl, 6th Aztec Emperor and Empress Azcalxochitl Xochiquetzal Of Texcoco.

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.

Why is Montezuma II significant? While Aztec emperor, Montezuma had a famous confrontation with Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. He initially welco

How did Montezuma II die? After being taken captive by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, Montezuma spoke to his subjects in an attempt to quell grow.

Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin , variant spellings include Moctezuma, Motewksomah, Motecuhzomatzin, Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma, Motēuczōmah, Muteczuma, and referred to retroactively in European sources as Moctezuma II, was the ninth Emperor of the Aztec Empire , reigning from 1502 or 1503 to 1520.