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Moctezuma: the five versions that exist about the mysterious death of tlatoani mexica
In addition, there are many things that have not been fully explained, such as the death of the Mexican emperor Moctezuma, who received Cortes and his men in Tenochtitlan, in 1519. Moctezuma was ...
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Centuries-old Aztec texts detail history of their capital, conquests and fall to the Spanish
Their capital was at Tenochtitlán, in what is now Mexico City. Between 1519 and 1521, a Spanish force conquered the Aztecs ...
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Construction Worker Stumbles on a Gigantic Gold Bar Under a Street, Was Left Behind by a Fleeing Spanish Invader
This collection was cast sometime between 1519 and 1520. The bar is 26.2cm (10.3in) long, 5.4cm wide, and 1.4cm thick, stated The Guardian. According to historians, Cortés ordered the Aztec ...
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Tenochtitlan: how much was the population in the Mexican capital when Hernán Cortés arrived
Before Hernán Cortes' arrival in Tenochtitlan, the city was the capital of the Mexica empire, which was ruled by the tlatoani Moctezuma Xocoyotzin, or Moctezuma II. The city was splendid and had ...