"The only images we have of an Aztec ruler are of Moctezuma II, and these were made based on descriptions from the Spaniards after his death," López Luján says, referring to the last emperor who ...

Some historians assert a belief in the god's homecoming caused the Aztec ruler Montezuma II to open up his kingdom to Hernan Cortes, who led the Spanish conquest into the Americas in 1519.

Turquoise was also a key element in the regalia of the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II, who conducted great rites of human sacrifice wearing a turquoise diadem, turquoise nose-plug, and a loin-cloth with ...

Turquoise was also a key element in the regalia of the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II, who conducted great rites of human sacrifice wearing a turquoise diadem, turquoise nose-plug, and a loin-cloth with ...

Five hundred years have passed since the death of Cuauhtémoc, the last ruler of the Aztec Empire ... on for over three years by Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, María Castañeda de la Paz, Miguel ...

Historians believe that Emperor Moctezuma, who ruled from 1502 to 1520, probably gave the plume to Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes who took it to Europe. Lopez Obrador's plea came on the ...

Turquoise was also a key element in the regalia of the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II, who conducted great rites of human sacrifice wearing a turquoise diadem, turquoise nose-plug, and a loin-cloth with ...