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Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés.

Historical image related to Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés. from February 28, 1525

Aztecs

Ethnic group of central Mexico and its civilization

The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts…
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Cuauhtémoc

Eleventh and final Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

Cuauhtémoc, 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…
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Hernán Cortés

Spanish conquistador (1485–1547)

Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the…
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February 28

Day of the year

February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 306 days remain until the end of the year.
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