Mon‧te‧zu‧ma /ˌmɒntəˈzuːmə, ˌmɒntɪˈzuːmə $ ˌmɑːn-/
(1466–1520) the last Aztec ruler of Mexico, who was taken prisoner by the Spaniards under Cortés, and later killed by his own people

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