Moctezuma II: Timeline

1466   Born

1502   Aztec Aztec

The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian [i] Mesoamerica [i]n people of central Mexico [i] in the 14th [i] ... 

 ruler Auitzotl Auítzotl

Autzotl was the eighth Aztec [i] ruler, the Hueyi Tlatoani [i], of the city of Tenochtitln [i]. ... 

 dies; Moctezuma II elected emperor Emperor

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1519   Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés

Hernn Corts, Marqus del Valle de Oaxaca was the conquistador [i] who conquered the Aztec empire [i] ... 

 enters Tenochtitlán Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan or, alternatively, Mexico-Tenochtitlan, was the capital of the Aztec [i] empire, bu ... 

 and Aztec Aztec

The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian [i] Mesoamerica [i]n people of central Mexico [i] in the 14th [i] ... 

 ruler Moctezuma Moctezuma II

Moctezuma II, also known as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin and as Montezuma , was an Aztec [i] ruler , ... 

 welcomes him with great pomp as would befit a returning god God

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1520   Died

1520   Moctezuma II, Aztec Aztec

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 ruler of Tenochtitlan Tenochtitlan

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 is declared deposed due to his captivity by conquistador Conquistador

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 Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés

Hernn Corts, Marqus del Valle de Oaxaca was the conquistador [i] who conquered the Aztec empire [i] ... 

. His brother Cuitláhuac Cuitláhuac

Cuitlhuac was the Aztec [i] ruler of the city of Tenochtitln [i] from June to October 1520 [i]. ... 

 rises to the throne.