Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (c. 1466 – 29 June 1520), referred to retroactively in European sources as Moctezuma II, was the ninth See more

One of the most controversial events during his reign was the supposed overthrow of the legitimate government of Nezahualpilli in Texcoco. Historians such as Alva Ixtlilxóchitl … See more

First interactions with the Spanish
In 1518, Moctezuma received the first reports of Europeans landing on the east coast of his empire; … See more

Bernal Díaz del Castillo
The firsthand account of Bernal Díaz del Castillo's True History of the Conquest of New Spain paints … See more

The Classical Nahuatl pronunciation of his name is [motɛːkʷˈs̻oːmaḁ]. It is a compound of a noun meaning 'lord' and a verb meaning 'to frown … See more

After his coronation, Moctezuma set up thirty-eight more provincial divisions, largely to centralize the empire. He sent out bureaucrats, accompanied by military garrisons, who made … See more

Though the first conflicts between Mexico and Tlaxcala, Huejotzingo, and their allies began during the rule of Moctezuma I in the 1450s, it was during the reign of Moctezuma II that major conflicts broke through.
Battle of Atlixco See more