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Where Is Montezuma | Conquest of the Aztec Empire Part II

Montezuma, the leader of the aztecs is wary of Cortez, however cortez reaches the capital of the empire, Tenochtitlan and is received like a king. Montezuma and the conquistador will become friends, however the Aztecs are not happy with the presence of the Spanish, speciall after the massacre at the main temple and are ready to kick some Spanish butt out of their home.

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an old painting of a native american man with feathered headdress and feathers

Cuauhtémoc (c. 1495–1525) was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521. Cuauhtémoc took power in 1520 as successor of Cuitláhuac and was a cousin of the former emperor Moctezuma II. He ascended to the throne when he was 25 years of age, as his city was being besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox brought to the New World by Spanish Invaders. He was captured, tortured (by having his feet burned), and later hung by Hernan Cortes in Central…

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