Moctezuma I
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Moctezuma I, also known as Montezuma I, Moteuczomatzin Ilhuicamina or Huehuemoteuczoma, was the second Aztec emperor and fifth king of Tenochtitlan. During his reign, the Aztec Empire was consolidated
Moctezuma I in the Codex Mendoza
War between Tenochtitlan and Chalco
Moctezuma II
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Moctezuma Xocoyotzin, retroactively referred to in European sources as Moctezuma II, and often called Montezuma, was the ninth emperor of the Aztec Empire, reigning from 1502 or 1503 to 1520. Through
Moctezuma I
…expansion was undertaken, and Tenochtitlan started becoming the dominant partner of the Aztec Triple Alliance. Often mistaken for his popular descendant, Moctezuma II, Moctezuma I greatly contributed to the famed Aztec Empire that thrived until Spanish arrival. He ruled over a period of peace from 1440 to 1453…
Moctezuma depicted in the Codex Mendoza
1892 illustration of Moctezuma II
Headdress traditionally attributed to Moctezuma II in the Museum of Ethnology, Vienna. The object, however, might not have belonged to Moctezuma and, contrary to popular belief, it was not used as his crown. It might have been a religious headdress to represent the god Quetzalcoatl during religious events, a battle standard, or a military device worn in the back.
Stone of the Five Suns, a stone with inscriptions in Nahuatl writing depicting the date 15 July 1503 in the Aztec calendar. Some historians believe this to be the date on which Moctezuma was crowned.