"Montezuma" is a song from the album Holiday in Paradise (1981) by the German band Goombay Dance Band. The video game Age of Empires II: The Conquerors contains a six-chapter …

Oct 10, 2013 · 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 …

Nov 20, 2025 · Montezuma II, ninth Aztec emperor of Mexico, famous for his dramatic confrontation with the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes. Montezuma became Cortes’s …

"There are two Montezumas: the Montezuma who actually lived — the real, historical Montezuma — and the Montezuma who was invented after his death," says Restall. "The invented …

Montezuma II was the ninth tlatoani of the Aztec Empire who had inherited a kingdom that ruled over large areas of central Mexico and grew rich on a lucrative tribute system.

Apr 16, 2025 · Montezuma II, the ninth emperor of the Aztec Empire, is often remembered as one of the most significant figures in Mesoamerican history. His reign, which lasted from 1502 until …

Apr 29, 2025 · Emperor Montezuma was captured by Hernan Cortes when the Spanish arrived in Tenochtitlan. Montezuma was wounded by his own people while trying to stop attacks on the …

Dec 21, 2024 · Moctezuma Xocoyotzin, often retroactively called Moctezuma II or Montezuma II, was born around 1466 into a prominent lineage of Aztec rulers. He was the great-grandson of …

Montezuma, hero of a 1695 semi-opera The Indian Queen by Henry Purcell Motezuma, a 1733 opera by Antonio Vivaldi (until recently known under the title Montezuma)

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 …