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This Moctezuma was an ancestor of Moctezuma II, who met Hernan Cortes. [20] Moctezuma was succeeded by his daughter Atotoztli, who was either Tlatoani or regent for her son Axayacatl. [5] [12] Moctezuma is also now used as a symbol of Mexican independence and resistance. [21]
Moctezuma II Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan 1466–1502–1520: Tlapalizquixochtzin Queen of Ecatepec: Tezozomoctli Acolnahuacatl: Isabel Moctezuma 1509–1551: Chimalpopoca 1480-? Tlaltecatzin: Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan?-1539–1541-1539
Killed several of Moctezuma II's children to safeguard his right to the throne. [18] Led fierce resistance against the Spaniards but was captured and defeated in 1521. Retained position and title under Spanish rule but held in custody. [19] [20] Seen as a national hero in Mexico. [19] 1502 – 28 February 1525 [17] (aged 23)
Doña Isabel Moctezuma (born Tecuichpoch Ichcaxochitzin; 1509/1510 – 1550/1551) was a daughter of the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II. She was the consort of Atlixcatzin, a tlacateccatl , [ 1 ] and of the Aztec emperors Cuitlahuac , and Cuauhtemoc and as such the last Aztec empress.
The Aztec Empire or the Triple Alliance (Classical Nahuatl: Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān, [ˈjéːʃkaːn̥ t͡ɬaʔtoːˈlóːjaːn̥]) was an alliance of three Nahua city-states: Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan.
Moctezuma I began the expansion in earnest. First, he had to reconquer towns first conquered by Itzcoatl, but had since rebelled. He asked several smaller cities to contribute to the construction of a new Great Temple, and only Chalco refused, which caused Moctezuma to start a war against them that lasted for several years. He then conquered ...
Montezuma, an 1884 opera by Frederick Grant Gleason; Montezuma (Sessions opera), a 1963 opera by Roger Sessions; Montezuma, or La Conquista, a 2005 opera by Lorenzo Ferrero; Montezuma, a 1980 film score by Hans Werner Henze "Montezuma", a song from the 1994 album Apurimac II by Cusco "Montezuma", a song from the 2011 album Helplessness Blues by ...
Don Lope Ruiz de Esparza was born in Pamplona, to a family of Basque nobility.It appears Lope Ruiz de Esparza was the first Esparza to come from Spain to New Spain.Many genealogists agree he may be the only Esparza to settle in New Spain and is the ancestor of all the Esparza families in early Mexico and the early U.S. [1] The surname Esparza is said to mean one who came from Esparza (a barren ...