Cuitláhuac

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Aztec ruler Mexica person historical figure tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

Cuitláhuac was an Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan who briefly succeeded Moctezuma II and led the Mexica resistance against the Spanish conquistadors.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Aztec ruler → Mexica person → historical figure → tlatoani of Tenochtitlan →
alsoKnownAs	Cuitlahuac →
associatedEvent	La Noche Triste → Siege of Tenochtitlan →
associatedPeople	Cuauhtémoc → Moctezuma II →
associatedPlace	Tenochtitlan →
capitalRuled	Tenochtitlan →
conflict	Spanish–Aztec War →
countryRuled	Aztec Empire →
culture	Aztec →
deathCause	smallpox →
deathDate	1520 →
deathPlace	Tenochtitlan →
dynasty	Tenochca ruling dynasty →
ethnicity	Mexica →
governedCity	Tenochtitlan →
historicalPeriod	Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire →
languageSpoken	Classical Nahuatl →
legacy	symbol of indigenous resistance to Spanish conquest →
militaryRole	war leader of Mexica forces →
name	Cuitláhuac →
notableFor	leading Mexica resistance against Spanish conquistadors → opposing Hernán Cortés → role in La Noche Triste →
opponent	Hernán Cortés → Spanish conquistadors →
politicalEntity	Triple Alliance →
positionHeld	tlatoani of Tenochtitlan →
predecessor	Moctezuma II →
region	Central Mexico →
reignDuration	short reign →
reignEnd	1520 →
reignStart	1520 →
relative	Moctezuma II →
religion	Aztec religion →
roleDuringConquest	leader of Mexica resistance →
successor	Cuauhtémoc →
timeframe	early 16th century →
title	Huey Tlatoani →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Otumba → La Noche Triste →	commander
Cuitláhuac ("Cuitlahuac") →	alsoKnownAs
La Noche Triste →	associatedPerson
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire →	hasCommander
Cuitláhuac →	name
Hernán Cortés →	opponent
Cuauhtémoc →	predecessor
Moctezuma II →	successor