Moctezuma II

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Aztec emperor human tlatoani

Moctezuma II was the ninth tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec Empire, under whose reign the empire reached great power before falling to Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquest.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Moctezuma 1
Montezuma 1
Montezuma II 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec emperor ⓘ
human ⓘ
tlatoani ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Moctezuma II ⓘ
surface form: Montezuma II

Moctezuma II ⓘ
surface form: Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin
authorityOver Triple Alliance ⓘ
burialPlace unknown ⓘ
capitalOfRealm Tenochtitlan ⓘ
child Isabel Moctezuma ⓘ
Isabel Moctezuma ⓘ
surface form: Leonor Moctezuma

Pedro Moctezuma ⓘ
country Aztec Empire ⓘ
culture Aztec Empire ⓘ
surface form: Aztec civilization
dateOfBirth circa 1466 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 29 June 1520 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Mexica ⓘ
event La Noche Triste ⓘ
expandedTerritoryInto Gulf Coast regions ⓘ
southern Mesoamerica ⓘ
father Axayacatl ⓘ
givenName Moctezuma II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Moctezuma
implemented increased tribute demands on subject cities ⓘ
knownFor meeting with Hernán Cortés ⓘ
rule at time of Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
legacy symbol of the fall of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed under disputed circumstances ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Mexica ⓘ
surface form: Tenochca royal dynasty
militaryConflict Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
mother Xochicueyetl ⓘ
nativeLanguage Nahuan languages ⓘ
surface form: Classical Nahuatl
notableWork expansion of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
opponent Hernán Cortés ⓘ
Spanish conquistadors ⓘ
patronOf Aztec temples and religious ceremonies ⓘ
placeOfBirth Tenochtitlan ⓘ
placeOfDeath Tenochtitlan ⓘ
portrayedIn Florentine Codex ⓘ
Lienzo de Tlaxcala ⓘ
positionHeld ninth tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
ruler of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
predecessor Ahuitzotl ⓘ
reignEnd 1520 ⓘ
reignStart 1502 ⓘ
religion Aztec religion ⓘ
residence Tenochtitlan palace ⓘ
spouse Teotlalco ⓘ
Tlapalizquixochtzin ⓘ
successor Cuitláhuac ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moctezuma II → alsoKnownAs → Moctezuma II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Montezuma II
Moctezuma II → alsoKnownAs → Moctezuma II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin
Cuitláhuac → associatedPeople → Moctezuma II ⓘ
La Noche Triste → associatedPerson → Moctezuma II ⓘ
Piedra del Sol → associatedRuler → Moctezuma II ⓘ
subject surface form: Cartas de Relación
Cuauhtémoc → fatherInLaw → Moctezuma II ⓘ
Moctezuma II → givenName → Moctezuma II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moctezuma
Marines' Hymn → lyricMentions → Moctezuma II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Montezuma
Cartas de Relación → mainSubject → Moctezuma II ⓘ
Aztec Empire → majorRuler → Moctezuma II ⓘ
Tenochtitlan → notableRuler → Moctezuma II ⓘ
Hernán Cortés → opponent → Moctezuma II ⓘ
Cuauhtémoc → predecessor → Moctezuma II ⓘ
Cuitláhuac → predecessor → Moctezuma II ⓘ
Cuitláhuac → relative → Moctezuma II ⓘ
Ahuitzotl → successor → Moctezuma II ⓘ