1. Death in Tenochtitlan

    · Tenochtitlan, Aztec Empire (present-day Mexico City, Mexico)

    Death in Tenochtitlan
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    Moctezuma died in Tenochtitlan amid the conflict between the Mexica and the Spaniards. Contemporary and later accounts disagree over the precise manner of his death. Coordinates represent central Tenochtitlan; accounts differ on whether he was killed by Mexica attackers or by Spaniards.

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