montezuma

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Definition von montezuma im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A Nahuatl (Aztec) given name, and the name of two Aztec emperors

Moctezuma II (1466-1520), the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest

the last Aztec ruler of Mexico, who was taken prisoner by the Spaniards under Cortés, and later killed by his own people (1466-1520). or Moctezuma II born 1466 died June 30, 1520, Tenochtitlán, near modern Mexico City Ninth emperor of the Aztecs. In 1502 he inherited from his uncle an empire of five to six million people that stretched from present-day Mexico to Nicaragua. Aztec belief in the prophesied return of the god Quetzalcóatl, whose description the conquistador Hernán Cortés resembled, contributed to his downfall. Cortés, who had made alliances with tribes eager to be rid of Aztec domination, held Montezuma prisoner in Tenochtitlán, and he died in custody

{i} family name; Montezuma II (1466-1520), Aztec ruler of Mexico; name of several cities and towns in the United States; county in Colorado (USA); evergreen tree having large leaves resembling leather and large pink to orange flowers

evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae

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Montezuma's revenge

Diarrhea experienced by tourists after drinking water or eating food in Mexico as a result of a bacteria strain to which native Mexicans are immune

Montezuma Castle National Monument

National monument, central Arizona, U.S. Situated in the Verde River Valley, it occupies an area of 842 acres (341 hectares). Declared a national monument in 1906, it is the site of the country's best-preserved pre-Columbian Pueblo Indian cliff dwellings. The "castle" is a 5-story, 20-room adobe brick structure, dating from AD 1100, built into the cliff face about 80 ft (24 m) above the valley floor. To the northeast is Montezuma Well, a large sinkhole rimmed with communal dwellings

Montezuma II

(1466-1520) Aztec ruler of Mexico before the Spanish invasion led by Hernando Cortez in 1520

montezuma cypress

cypress of river valleys of Mexican highlands

montezuma ii

the last Aztec emperor in Mexico who was overthrown and killed by Hernando Cortes (1466-1520)

montezuma's revenge

diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America

genus montezuma

1 species: medium-sized evergreen tree of Puerto Rico or Mexico

Türkische aussprache

mäntîzumı

Aussprache

/ˌmäntəˈzo͞omə/ /ˌmɑːntɪˈzuːmə/

Etymologie

[ "män-t&-'zü-m&am ] (biographical name.) From Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma (“he frowns like a lord”).