Cuauhtémoc
Sign in to saveCuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", commonly rendered in English as "Descending Eagle", evoking a raptor diving toward its prey.
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- 1495-01-01
- Died
- 1525-02-26
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Cuauhtémoc
- Royalty.title
- Huey Tlatoani of the Mexica
- Royalty.image
- Relieve de Cuauhtémoc (Jesús F. Contreras) 09.jpg
- Royalty.coronation
- 25 January 1521
- Royalty.birth_date
- 14 July 1496
- Royalty.birth_place
- Tenochtitlan, Aztec Empire
- Royalty.death_date
- 28 February 1525 (aged 28)
- Royalty.death_place
- Acalan, New Spain(now Campeche, Mexico)
- Royalty.succession
- Huey Tlatoani
- Royalty.reign
- 25 January 1521 – 28 February 1525
- Royalty.predecessor
- Cuitlahuac
- Royalty.successor
- Tlacotzin (appointed by the Spanish)
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1495
- Died
- 26 February 1525
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Aztec Empire
- Place of birth
- Tenochtitlan
- Spouse
- Isabel Moctezuma
- Father
- Ahuitzotl
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- emperor
- Languages spoken
- Nahuatl
- Image
- The capture of Cuauhtémoc (Conquest of Mexico) Painting.jpg
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Cuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", commonly rendered in English as "Descending Eagle", evoking a raptor diving toward its prey.
Cuauhtémoc took power in 1520 as successor of Cuitláhuac and was a cousin of the late emperor Moctezuma II. His young wife, who was later known as Isabel Moctezuma, was one of Moctezuma's daughters. He ascended to the throne when he was around 25 years old, while Tenochtitlan was besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox brought to the Americas by Spanish conquerors. After the killings in the Great Temple, there were probably few Aztec captains available to take the position.
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