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Also Known As Moctezuma II • Moteucçoma
Born 1466
Died c.June 30, 1520 • Tenochtitlán • Mexico

Did You Know?

  • Montezuma II himself was taken as a hostage by the notorious Spanish conquistador Hern�n Cortes in 1519.
  • Montezuma II is the namesake of Montezuma's revenge, a form of diarrhea that arises when a tourist consumes a food that he/she does not often eat. It is often linked to the bacterium E. coli.

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