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
The meeting of Hernán Cortés and Emperor Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, or Moctezuma — never Montezuma with an “n” — was akin to the meeting of two alien species.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 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
I might have dozed off, because now you could see the lights of Montezuma as we came down the hill into it, and the black Wabash River beyond.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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