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| Description | Cuauhtemoc was the last Aztec ruler (Tlatoani) of Tenochtitln and the last "Aztec Emperor". The name means "descending eagle", from Nahuatl cuauhtli (eagle) and temoc (descent); by extension it can be interpreted as "setting sun". He lived c. 1502 - February 26, 1525. Cuauhtemoc took power in 1520 as successor of Cuaitlhuac and was a nephew of the emperor Moctezuma II, and his young wife was one of Moctezuma's daughters. He ascended to the throne as his city was being besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox. He was about 18 years of age at the time. Probably after the killings in the main temple, there were few Aztec captains available. On August 13, 1521, Cuauhtemoc went to call for reinforcements from the countryside to aid the falling Tenochtitln, after eighty days straight of urban warfare against the Spanish. Captured while crossing Lake Texcoco in disguise, he surrendered to Hernán Cortés in the Tlatelolco section of Tenochtitln. Thus the great Aztec civilization came to an end. Cuauhtemoc was tortured by having his feet put to a fire, but even so refused to divulge information about the treasures the Spanish coveted. Corts eventually ordered him hanged on 26 February 1525, on his trip to Honduras. Cortés probably took Cuauhtemoc with him so he wouldn't have to kill him close to his fellow Aztecs [wikipedia.org] |
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