The story of Cuauhtémoc
Last ruler of Tenochtitlan; taken prisoner when the city fell on 13 August 1521.
Cuauhtémoc. Last ruler of Tenochtitlan; taken prisoner when the city fell on 13 August 1521.
13 Aug 1521
Cuauhtémoc intervened in Fall of Tenochtitlan. Was made prisoner.
According to Hernán Cortés. This is one side’s account, not established fact.
Cuauhtémoc, involved in Fall of Tenochtitlan, Cuauhtémoc hanged and Cuauhtémoc tortured over the hidden gold.
According to Hernán Cortés and Bernal Díaz del Castillo, each in its own account.
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