Moctezuma
Conquered Aztec ruler
Moctezuma is the name of two Aztec emperors, the second of whom ruled when Spanish conquistadors arrived in 1519.
Moctezuma II's encounter with Hernán Cortés and the subsequent fall of the Aztec Empire made him a figure of historical tragedy.
The name appears in Moctezuma's revenge, a humorous term for traveler's diarrhea affecting visitors to Mexico.
Aztec empire's central city
- NahuatlUto-Aztecan language of Mexico
- MesoamericaPre-Columbian Central American region
- QuetzalcoatlAztec feathered serpent god
- cacaoTropical pod-bearing tree
maize · obsidian · codex · Chapultepec · tribute
Spanish conqueror of Mexico
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- captureTake into custody
- hostageCaptive held as security
siege · fall · surrender · defeat · colonization · alliance · resistance · invasion
Punishing a wrongdoer
Sovereign's time in power
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- successionFollowing in order
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
sovereignty · palace · regalia · nobility · royalty · ceremony · ancestry · imperial
Tenochtitlan
Aztec empire's central city
- NahuatlUto-Aztecan language of Mexico
- MesoamericaPre-Columbian Central American region
- QuetzalcoatlAztec feathered serpent god
Cortés
Spanish conqueror of Mexico
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- captureTake into custody
hostage · siege · fall · surrender · defeat · colonization · alliance · resistance · invasion · expedition
revenge
Punishing a wrongdoer
reign
Sovereign's time in power
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- successionFollowing in order
dynasty · sovereignty · palace · regalia · nobility · royalty · ceremony · ancestry · imperial · monarch
MoctezumaHernán Cortés
Cortés · conqueror · colonizer · conquistador · invader
- Moctezuma's revengeTourist gastrointestinal illness abroad