Montezuma
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The Aztec emperor Montezuma, one could say, was dethroned not so much by Cortés as by Old World germs and New World enemies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Others credit Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, who got a taste of chocolate after being served Xocolatl by Montezuma himself.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025
April 9, 2024An earlier version of this story said the “colorful Montezuma Grade” is expected to appear at Anza Borrego Desert State Park when the weather gets warmer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024
In 2005, he and colleague Christopher Earle measured a sacred Montezuma Bald Cypress southwest of Mexico City as scores of pilgrims were baptized in the spring bubbling out of the massive tree.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023
The result was that Cortes captured Montezuma, then went on to conquer Tenochtitlan and the Aztec Empire.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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