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Eleventh and final Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

For other uses, see Cuauhtémoc (disambiguation).

Cuauhtémoc (Nahuatl pronunciation:[kʷaːʍˈtemoːk]^ⓘ, Spanish pronunciation:[kwawˈtemok]^ⓘ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor.^[1] The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", and is commonly rendered in English as "Descending Eagle", as in the moment when an eagle folds its wings and plummets down to strike its prey.

This is a name that implies aggressiveness and determination.

Cuauhtémoc took power in 1520 as successor of Cuitláhuac and was a cousin of the late emperor Moctezuma II. His young wife, who was later known as Isabel Moctezuma, was one of Moctezuma's daughters. He ascended to the throne when he was around 25 years old, while Tenochtitlan was being besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epi Cuauhtémoc Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...

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