Before Hernán Cortes' arrival in Tenochtitlan, the city was the capital of the Mexica empire, which was ruled by the tlatoani Moctezuma Xocoyotzin, or Moctezuma II. The city was splendid and had ...

When the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortes arrived in the city of Tenochtitlan, in what is now Mexico City, the Mexican empire was ruled by the Tlatoani Moctezuma II or Moctezuma Xocoyotzin.

Born between 1497 and 1499, Cuauhtémoc was the grandson of a Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan. As a member of the elite of Mexica society, he had access to a special education focused on preparing him in ...

In 1519 Hernan Cortés sailed from Cuba ... For this reason, our warriors were on guard at the Eagle Gate. The sentries from Tenochtitlan stood at one side of the gate, and the sentries from Tlatelolco ...