Moctezuma Family - Moctezuma II, Duke of Abrantes, Isabel Moctezuma, Chimalpopoca, Pedro Moctezuma, Tlaltecatzin (Paperback)

Chapters: Moctezuma Ii, Duke of Abrantes, Isabel Moctezuma, Chimalpopoca, Pedro Moctezuma, Tlaltecatzin. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 35. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Moctezuma (c. 1466 June 1520), also known by a number of variant spellings including Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma and referred to in full by early Nahuatl texts as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin and similar, was the ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520. It was during Moctezuma's reign that the episode known as the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire began. The portrayal of Moctezuma in history has mostly been colored by his role as ruler of a defeated nation, and many sources describe him as weak-willed and indecisive. The biases of some historical sources make it difficult to understand his actions during the Spanish invasion. During his reign the Aztec Empire reached its maximal size. Through warfare, Moctezuma II expanded the territory as far south as Xoconosco in Chiapas and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and incorporated the Zapotec and Yopi people into the empire. He changed the previous meritocratic system of social hierarchy and widened the divide between pipiltin (nobles) and macehualtin (commoners) by prohibiting commoners from working in the royal palaces. The famous Stone of Tizoc, a sacrificial stone decorated with carvings representing Tizoc, Moctezuma's predecessor as tlatoani, was also elaborated during his rule. He had eight daughters, including Tecuichpo also known as Dona Isabel Moctezuma and eleven sons, among them Chimalpopoca (not to be confused with the previous huey tlatoani) and Tlaltecatzin. The Nahuatl pronunciation of his name is . It is a compound of a noun meaning "lord and forever almighty" and a verb meaning "to frown in anger," and so is interpreted as...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2074