Moctezuma I

Moctezuma I (c. 1398–1469), also known as Montezuma I, Moteuczomatzin Ilhuicamina (Classical Nahuatl: Motēuczōmah Ilhuicamīna [motɛːkʷˈs̻oːmaḁ ilwikaˈmiːna]) or Huehuemoteuczoma (Huēhuemotēuczōmah [weːwemotɛːkʷˈs̻oːmaḁ]), was the second Aztec emperor and fifth king of Tenochtitlan.Moctezuma brought social, economical, and political reform to strengthen Aztec rule, and Tenochtitlan benefited from relations with other cities.[9] As the two regions were added to Moctezuma's empire, the Aztecs relied on already established city-states to increase military power.[10] Among the Aztecs' greatest achievements, Moctezuma and Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco organized the construction and completion of a double aqueduct pipe system,[11] supplying the city of Tenochtitlan with fresh water.This provided an ample supply of fresh water to Texcoco's various communities, which extended over a distance of 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from their lakeshore to the hills of Tetxcotxinco.[12] Moctezuma then went on to extend the boundaries of the Aztec empire beyond the Valley of México to the Gulf Coast, known as the "Sea of the Sky", for the first time, subjugating the Huastec people and Totonac peoples and thereby gaining access to exotic goods such as cocoa, rubber, cotton, fruits, feathers, and seashells.[14] After the famine ravaged through Aztec agricultural resources, a series of conflicts, known as the Flower War, involved the Triple Alliance and the city-states of Huejotzingo, Tlaxcala, Cholula, in the Tlaxcala-Pueblan Valley of central Mexico.Believing the famine to have occurred due to their gods' anger, Moctezuma supported the order for an increase of human sacrifices to please them.While most of the defeated princes were allowed to retain their positions, the Mixtec ruler Atonal was ritually strangled and his family was taken as slaves.
The coronation of Moctezuma I [ 8 ]
War between Tenochtitlan and Chalco [ 15 ]
Map showing the expansion of the Aztec empire showing the areas conquered by the Aztec rulers. The conquests of Moctezuma is marked by the colour pink. [ 19 ]
Codex MendozaTlatoani of TenochtitlanItzcoatlAtotoztli IIChichimecacihuatzin IChichimecacihuatzin IIHuitzilihuitlMiahuaxihuitlClassical NahuatlAztec emperorTenochtitlanAztec EmpireAztec Triple AllianceMoctezuma IIChimalpopocaTlacaelel IHuehue Zacahuman sacrificestlatoaniTlacopanTexcocoTriple AllianceNezahualcoyotlOaxacaValley of MéxicoHuastec peopleTotonacFlower WarValley of OaxacaMixtecCoixtlahuacaTlaxcalaCosamaloapanOrizabaCotaxtlaAtotoztliAxayacatlSid Meier's CivilizationCivilization VITohono O'odhamPuebloGreat SpiritList of people from MorelosList of Tenochtitlan rulersOaxtepecGillespie, Susan D.University of Arizona PressUniversity of Oklahoma PressSmith, Michael E.Blackwell PublishingThames and HudsonAcademic PressAppletons' Cyclopædia of American BiographyTlatoque of TenochtitlanAcamapichtliXihuitl TemocAhuitzotlCuitláhuacCuauhtémocTlacotzinMotelchiuhtzinXochiquentzinHuanitzinTehuetzquititzinCecetzin