Moctezuma 2

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  • Period: Dec 10, 1460 to Oct 12, 1520

    Moctezuma ii era

  • Jan 11, 1466

    moctezuma ii is born

    moctezuma ii is born
    he is born in Tenochitlan, the capital of the aztec empire at that time. No one knows the esaxct date of he's birth.
  • Apr 5, 1499

    family tragety

    Moctezumas daughter married juan de grau. He was one of cortes's senior officers. He took her to spain. She died in the mountain village Toleiru, near Anorra.
  • Jan 1, 1502

    Moctezuma is crowned

    Moctezuma is crowned
    Moctezuma began his reign of power on this day. His reign would be short due to his sudden death?
  • May 1, 1509

    Isabel is born

    Born,Techichpotein later to be named isabel. she was the heiress of her familys wealth. She would go on to marry the man who would take the aztec empire over.
  • Dec 26, 1517

    Foreigners

    Foreigners
    Moctezuma is informed of foreigners on the east coast. He send extra soilders and messengers to keep him informed.
  • Sep 18, 1519

    Spanish invasion

    Spanish attack the aztec empire. They had no contact at all the killed everybody in site that was not spanish. Their goal was take over his empire and take all its natural resources mainly gold.
  • Nov 18, 1519

    Moctezuma face to face with hernan cortes

    He exchanged gifts with cortes. Knowing how the things were he did not want to provoce cortes and his army. So he invited them all ro stay with him in his temple.
  • May 10, 1520

    Main temple massacre

    cortes finally leaves the temple to go fight paniflode nevaez. They left a massacre in the main temple. That left the things between the aztec's and spainiard very hostile. Moctezuma became a hostage.
  • Jul 1, 1520

    Death

    The spainiards forced him to appear on the balcony of the temple. His people were mad thinking he helped the enemy, They threw stones and darts at him which three stones would hit him. He did not want to treat the wounds nor eat. Later they told the people he died.
  • Oct 12, 1520

    New king

    New king
    Moctezumas children were killed during the spanish invasion. so his newphew became the new ruler. It is said that Moctezumas sons tried to surrender but were killed later that year.