The Death of Moctezuma: What Really Happened — Fexingo History copertina

The Death of Moctezuma: What Really Happened — Fexingo History

The Death of Moctezuma: What Really Happened — Fexingo History

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 In November 1519, Hernán Cortés and his Spanish conquistadors entered Tenochtitlan and were welcomed by the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II. Within eight months, Moctezuma was dead, the city was in flames, and the Spanish were fleeing for their lives during the Noche Triste — the Night of Sorrows. But how exactly did Moctezuma die? Spanish accounts say he was stoned by his own people while trying to calm a rebellion. Indigenous sources tell a different story: that the Spanish executed him in captivity. In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine the conflicting narratives from conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo, the Florentine Codex compiled by Bernardino de Sahagún, and the indigenous perspective of the Tlatelolco elders. They explore the political chaos in the Aztec capital after Moctezuma's death, the brief reign of his brother Cuitláhuac, and the devastating smallpox epidemic that swept through Tenochtitlan before the final siege. Was Moctezuma a traitor or a pragmatist? Did the Spanish murder him or did his own people turn on him? This episode untangles the legend from the evidence.

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