He was the last Aztec emperor before they were conquered by Hernan Cortes in 1521.
When Cortes arrived in Mexico, Moctezuma II was the leader. Later that year (1519) Moctezuma was killed and Cuitlahuac was elected as ruler.
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Moctezuma ll
He thought Cortes was a god of Quetzacoatsls which was expected in about 1519
Tenochtitlan, Mexico
Moctezuma lived in Mexico and was the ruler of Tenochtitlan until the Spanish arrived :)
Moctezuma II did not explore; he was the ruler of the Aztec Empire from 1502 to 1520. He focused on expanding and governing his empire in Mesoamerica until the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in 1519.
1519 when the first Spaniards landed on Mexico's shores.
Hernan Cortes landed on the eastern coast of Mexico.
The Spaniards arrive in Mexico just after the Aztecs.
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