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Nov 2023
18m 20s

La muerte de Moctezuma

SMALL TOWN SPANISH TEACHER
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Moctezuma II is largely considered to be the last true Aztec emperor. He died shortly after inviting the Spanish, led by Hernán Cortés, into the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán. Moctezuma was a priest and a great general before becoming a respected leader. But public opinion of him changed drastically when he was imprisoned by the very Spaniards he invited into ... Show More
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