Montezuma II

[ mon-tuh-zoo-muh ]

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��1470–1520, last Aztec emperor of Mexico 1502–20.

Montezuma II

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Montezuma II14661520MAztecPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1466–1520, Aztec emperor of Mexico (?1502–20). He was overthrown and killed by the Spanish conquistador Cortés

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Montezuma II¹

From Spanish, from Nahuatl Motēuc��ō��, Motēcuh��ō��, equivalent to mo- reflexive pronoun + ��ŧ�ܳ�(�ٱ��) “lord, nobleman” + ��ō�� “frowned in anger,” i.e., “the one who became angry like a nobleman”

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Aztec ruler Montezuma II allegedly drank copious amounts of Xocolatl for energy and as an aphrodisiac, the outlet added.

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Legend has it that Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes in 1519 saw the Aztec Emperor Montezuma II drinking a cocoa beverage flavored with vanilla, which he called the drink of the gods.

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That area was highly unstable in 1521, when Europeans defeated the Aztecs and their emperor, Montezuma II. We can’t risk sending the president there.

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Montezuma II, Aztec ruler, 28; death of, 33.

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At the time when the Spaniards arrived in the country, Montezuma II. was on the throne, one of the most extravagant of voluptuaries.

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Montezuma Montezuma's revenge

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