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Moctezuma

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Moctezuma II , Aztec emperor, 1466-1520

Fishburn and Hughes: "Aztec for 'The Lord annoyed': a metaphor describing the sight of the sun behind clouds, a title held by several personages in Mexican history. The most ancient of these was one of the leaders of the Tenoch tribes who invaded the lagoon where the city of Tenochtitlán was founded. The second was one of Tenochtitlán's rulers. The third Montezuma reigned over the Aztecs from 1502 to 1520 and is probably the one referred to in the story. Though a despotic king, he attended to the education of his people and made his country powerful. His superstition led him to welcome the Spanish invaders led by Cortés, whom he believed to be the personification of the god Quetzacoatl. Montezuma was fatally wounded by a stone thrown during a public meeting, an act that may have been arranged by Cortés himself. He died four days after the injury, having refused food and medicaments." (132)