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Moctezuma II

1466 - 1520

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Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (c. 1466 – 29 June 1520; [moteːkʷˈs̻oːmaḁ ʃoːkoˈjoːt͡sin̥] ), referred to retroactively in European sources as Moctezuma II, was the ninth Emperor of the Aztec Empire (also known as the Mexica Empire), reigning from 1502 or 1503 to 1520. Through his marriage with Queen Tlapalizquixochtzin of Ecatepec, one of his two wives, he was also king consort of that altepetl.The first contact between the indigenous civilizations of Mesoamerica and Europeans took place during his reign. He was killed during the initial stages of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire when conquistador Hernán Cortés and his men fought to take over the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Moctezuma II has received more than 3,074,867 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Moctezuma II is the 666th most popular politician (down from 503rd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Mexico and the most popular Mexican Politician.

Moctezuma II is most famous for being the Aztec emperor who was overthrown by Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquistadors.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Moctezuma IIS by language

Over the past year Moctezuma II has had the most page views in the with 439,754 views, followed by Spanish (351,577), and German (42,808). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (186.97%), Swahili (86.57%), and Malagasy (71.43%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Moctezuma II ranks 666 out of 19,576. Before him are Christian II of Denmark, Maxentius, Ahab, Nizam al-Mulk, Philip the Good, and Catiline. After him are Olaf Scholz, Afonso I of Portugal, Sauli Niinistö, Manuel I Komnenos, Edward V of England, and Samo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1466, Moctezuma II ranks 2. Before him is Erasmus. After him are Elizabeth of York, Andrea Doria, Quentin Matsys, Alonso de Ojeda, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Şehzade Ahmet, Giovanni Sforza, Ottaviano Petrucci, Ashikaga Yoshitane, and Marino Sanuto the Younger. Among people deceased in 1520, Moctezuma II ranks 4. Before him are Raphael, Selim I, and Pedro Álvares Cabral. After him are Martin Waldseemüller, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Kunigunde of Austria, Cuitláhuac, Ravidas, Sten Sture the Younger, Agostino Chigi, and Ippolito d'Este.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Moctezuma II ranks 4 out of 729. Before him are Frida Kahlo (1907), Anthony Quinn (1915), and Diego Rivera (1886). After him are Emiliano Zapata (1879), Carlos Slim (1940), Pancho Villa (1878), Octavio Paz (1914), Porfirio Díaz (1830), Carlos Santana (1947), Cuauhtémoc (1495), and Salma Hayek (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mexico

Among politicians born in Mexico, Moctezuma II ranks 1. After him are Porfirio Díaz (1830), Cuauhtémoc (1495), Benito Juárez (1806), Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794), Agustín de Iturbide (1783), Andrés Manuel López Obrador (1953), La Malinche (1502), Moctezuma I (1398), Francisco I. Madero (1873), Vicente Fox (1942), and Lázaro Cárdenas (1895).

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