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Montezuma II 1466-1520 is stoned to death by his own people; last emperor of the Aztec people, the most advanced civilization in North America, became leader in 1502, succeeding Ahuizotl, who reigned from 1486; when the Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez and his troops arrived in Mexico's capital city, Tenochtitln, Nov. 8, 1519, Montezuma welcomed them as descendants of the god Quetzalcoatl, but Cortez made him a hostage and established the city as headquarters for the Spanish conquest; in 1520 Cortez briefly left Tenochtitln to put down a rising, and when he returned on June 27, thousands of Aztecs attacked his army; when he brought out Montezuma to quiet the people, they threw stones at their emperor, wounding him gravely, and he died three days later; on August 13 Montezuma's successor surrendered, and the Aztec empire came to an end.
•Born: 1480 •Birthplace: Tenochitlan (Mexico City), Mexico •Died: 1520 •Best Known As: Aztec leader at the time of the Spanish conquest
Moctezuma II
He received a thorough education in religion, science, and art and was especially devoted to his religion, becoming a priest in the temple of the war god Huitzilopochtli. He also distinguished himself in the numerous Aztec wars.
Map showing the expansion of the Aztec empire through conquest. The conquests of Moctezuma II are marked by the colour green (based on the maps by Ross Hassig in Aztec Warfare)
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Your ruler, the lord of men implores you. We are not equal to the Spaniards. Abandon the battle.
Moctezuma II's famous headdress now resides in Vienna, Austria, and most Mexicans feel it deserves to be returned to its original home in Mexico. Stone of Tizoc, showing ruler with quetzal-feather crown.
