Moctezuma I

Moctezuma I

Moctezuma I (c. 1398–1469), also known as Moteuczomatzin Ilhuicamina (), Huehuemoteuczoma or Montezuma I (Classical Nahuatl: Motēuczōma Ilhuicamīna [moteːkʷˈsoːma ilwikaˈmiːna], Classical Nahuatl: Huēhuemotēuczōma [weːwemoteːkʷˈsoːma]), was the second Aztec emperor and fifth king of Tenochtitlan. During his reign, the Aztec Empire was consolidated, major expansion was undertaken, and Tenochtitlan started becoming the dominant partner of the Aztec Triple Alliance. Often mistaken for his popular descendant, Moctezuma II, Moctezuma I greatly contributed to the famed Aztec Empire that thrived until Spanish arrival, and he ruled over a period of peace from 1440 to 1453. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Moctezuma I has received more than 545,328 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Moctezuma I is the 2,627th most popular politician (down from 2,132nd in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Mexico (down from 21st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Mexican Politician.

Moctezuma I was the ruler of the Aztec empire from 1502 to 1520. He is most famous for his role in the Spanish conquest of Mexico, which resulted in the downfall of the Aztec empire.