Emperor Montezuma II was a skilled leader who ably ruled his nation before the 1519 arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.

Cuauhtémoc (meaning ‘Setting Sun’ or ‘Descending Eagle’) was the 11th Tlatoani (literally meaning ‘speaker’, but may also be translated as ‘king’) of Tenochtitlan, and the last ruler of the Aztec Empire.

Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma was the emperor of the Aztecs

Isabel Moctezuma was an Aztec princess who lived during the time of the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. Isabel was the daughter of Moctezuma II, and by the time she was 11 or 12 years old, she had been married off not just to an Aztec noble, but also to two Aztec emperors.

Ahuizotl was the eighth ruler of the Aztec empire from 1486 to 1592. He is known for reinvigorating the empire after the previous, less succesful rule of his brother Tizoc, doubling its size and gaining great renown as a great military commander and conqueror. He is depicted here as a "Tlacochcalcatl" or High General, rank he commanded before ascending to the throne.

There is more myth than truth out there about Cuauhtémoc, the final Emperor of the Aztecs. Learn some of the facts about this important historical figure.

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Mexican officials said the remains of the Aztec palace and house built by Hernán Cortés were found near the Plaza del Zócalo.

Dispel the myths and learn interesting facts about Montezuma, the legendary leader of the Aztecs.

Cuauhtémoc (c. 1495–1525) was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521. Cuauhtémoc took power in 1520 as successor of Cuitláhuac and was a cousin of the former emperor Moctezuma II. He ascended to the throne when he was 25 years of age, as his city was being besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox brought to the New World by Spanish Invaders. He was captured, tortured (by having his feet burned), and later hung by Hernan Cortes in Central…

Montezuma - Aztec Emperor. Pegaso Models, 75mm, white metal. Montezuma II or Montezuma Shokojocin (1466 or 1467 - June 27, 1520) - the last emperor of the Aztecs from 1502 from the dynasty of Akamapich…

The Conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521 sent shockwaves through both sides of the Atlantic. Who were the leaders on both sides?

There is more myth than truth out there about Cuauhtémoc, the final Emperor of the Aztecs. Learn some of the facts about this important historical figure.