Montezuma
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The Aztec emperor Montezuma, one could say, was dethroned not so much by Cortés as by Old World germs and New World enemies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Others credit Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, who got a taste of chocolate after being served Xocolatl by Montezuma himself.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025
I was a pretty creative kid, even attempting to write a soundtrack to a school play about Cortés and Montezuma in the second grade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
Five games into another season of high expectations on Montezuma Mesa, LeDee has twice set his scoring career high and is shooting 58.4%.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
For example, a smallpox epidemic devastated the Aztecs after the failure of the first Spanish attack in 1520 and killed Cuitlahuac, the Aztec emperor who briefly succeeded Montezuma.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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