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Cuauhtémoc

1495 - 1525

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Cuauhtémoc (Nahuatl pronunciation: [kʷaːʍˈtemoːk] , Spanish pronunciation: [kwawˈtemok] ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", and is commonly rendered in English as "Descending Eagle", as in the moment when an eagle folds its wings and plummets down to strike its prey; the name thus implies aggressiveness and determination. Cuauhtémoc took power in 1520 as successor of Cuitláhuac and was a cousin of the late emperor Moctezuma II. His young wife, who was later known as Isabel Moctezuma, was one of Moctezuma's daughters. He ascended to the throne when he was around 25 years old, while Tenochtitlan was being besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox brought to the Americas by Spanish conquerors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cuauhtémoc is the 1,658th most popular politician (up from 1,692nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Mexico and the 2nd most popular Mexican Politician.

Cuauhtémoc was the last Aztec emperor. He was captured by the Spanish in 1521 and executed in 1525.

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Among politicians, Cuauhtémoc ranks 1,658 out of 19,576. Before him are John Sigismund Zápolya, Majorian, Coloman, King of Hungary, Pontiac, Alexios V Doukas, and Maria II of Portugal. After him are Dick Cheney, Shaka, Richard von Weizsäcker, George of Poděbrady, Ferdinand III of Castile, and Alexander I of Serbia.

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Among people born in 1495, Cuauhtémoc ranks 1. After him are John of God, Francesco II Sforza, Petrus Apianus, Clément Marot, Jan van Scorel, Enrique of Malacca, Barbara Zápolya, Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, Luigi Alamanni, Giampietrino, and Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg. Among people deceased in 1525, Cuauhtémoc ranks 2. Before him is Thomas Müntzer. After him are Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, Jakob Fugger, Huayna Capac, Pietro Pomponazzi, Florian Geyer, Andrea della Robbia, Eleanor of Viseu, Michael Sittow, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon, and Fernando d'Ávalos.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Cuauhtémoc ranks 11 out of 729. Before him are Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (1957), Emiliano Zapata (1879), Carlos Santana (1947), Carlos Slim (1940), Octavio Paz (1914), and Pancho Villa (1878). After him are Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794), Porfirio Díaz (1830), Benito Juárez (1806), Claudia Sheinbaum (1962), Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648), and Salma Hayek (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mexico

Among politicians born in Mexico, Cuauhtémoc ranks 2. Before him are Moctezuma II (1466). After him are Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794), Porfirio Díaz (1830), Benito Juárez (1806), Claudia Sheinbaum (1962), Andrés Manuel López Obrador (1953), Agustín de Iturbide (1783), Francisco I. Madero (1873), La Malinche (1502), Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal (603), and Lázaro Cárdenas (1895).

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