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Encyclopedia > Montezuma

Montezuma is the name of a mythological deity, as well as the common English spelling of the name of two Aztec emperors. Moctezuma is now the preferred spelling of the Emperors' name. There are also a number of places and things named Montezuma and Moctezuma.

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Aztec emperors

Moctezuma Ilhuicamina, or Moctezuma I (also known as Montezuma I) (the surname meaning solitary one who shoots an arrow into the sky) was born to Huitzilihuitl, the second Aztec Emperor. ... The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries who built an extensive empire in the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology. ... Huey Tlatoani (Nahuatl great speaker, also spelt Uei Tlatoani or Hueyi Tlahtoani; plural Huey Tlatoque) was the Nahuatl title used for the emperor of the Mexica (Aztec). ... Moctezuma II, also known as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin and colloquially as Montezuma(c. ...

Mythology

  • Montezuma was also the name of a hero-god in the mythology of certain Indian tribes of the Southwest United States, including the Tohono O'odham and Pueblo people — not to be confused with the historical Aztec Emperors.

Montezuma was the name of a hero-god in the mythology of certain Indian tribes of the Southwest United States, notably the Tohono Oodham, Apache, and Pueblo — not to be confused with the two historical Aztec Emperors of the same name in Mexico, Moctezuma I and Moctezuma II. In... The Tohono Oodham are a Native American tribe formerly known as the Papago who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert of the southwest United States and northwest Mexico. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ...

Locations

Brandsen location in Buenos Aires Province Carlos Casares is a central partido of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. ... The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica. ... Montezuma is a town located in Summit County, Colorado. ... Montezuma is a city located in Macon County, Georgia. ... Montezuma is a town located in Parke County, Indiana. ... Montezuma is a city located in Poweshiek County, Iowa. ... Montezuma is a city located in Gray County, Kansas. ... Montezuma is a town located in Cayuga County, New York. ... Montezuma is a village located in Mercer County, Ohio. ...

Others

The Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma in Monterrey, Mexico The Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma is a major Mexican brewery, founded in 1890. ... San Lázaro Line 1 Balbuena Metro Moctezuma is a station on the Mexico City Metro, Mexico. ... A distinctive orange train on surface track near Metro General Anaya on Line 2 The Mexico City Metro (formally: Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro or STC Metro) provides metro service to the central and northern area of the Mexican Federal District and surrounding municipalities in the State of México. ... The preserved cliff dwellings at Montezuma Castle National Monument Montezuma Castle National Monument, located near Camp Verde, Arizona in the western United States, features well-preserved cliff dwellings. ... It has been suggested that Arizona Governors Mansion be merged into this article or section. ... The Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service at the north end of Cayuga Lake. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... The first USS Montezuma was a ship in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France. ... USN redirects here. ... Motezuma is an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi with an Italian libretto by Girolamo Giusti. ... Subfamilies Bombacoideae Brownlowioideae Byttnerioideae Dombeyoideae Grewioideae Helicteroideae Malvoideae Sterculioideae Tilioideae Malvaceae is family of flowering plants containing Malva, the mallow genus, and its relatives. ... The location of Cáceres in Extremadura, Spain Cáceres is the capital of Cáceres Province, in Extremadura, Spain. ...

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