Montezuma
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Montezuma is the name of a mythological deity, as well as the common English spelling of the name of two Aztec emperors. Moctezuma is now the preferred spelling of the Emperors' name. There are also a number of places and things named Montezuma and Moctezuma.
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[edit] Aztec emperors
- Moctezuma I – Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina, Aztec emperor
- Moctezuma II – Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, a better known successor of the above
[edit] Mythology
- Montezuma was also the name of a hero-god in the mythology of certain Indian tribes of the Southwest United States, including the Tohono O'odham and Pueblo people — not to be confused with the historical Aztec Emperors.
[edit] Locations
- Moctezuma, Carlos Casares Partido Buenos Aires province, Argentina
- Montezuma, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
- Moctezuma, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Moctezuma, Puebla, Mexico
- Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
- Moctezuma, Yucatán, Mexico
- Montezuma, Colorado, USA
- Montezuma, Georgia, USA
- Montezuma, Indiana, USA
- Montezuma, Iowa, USA
- Montezuma, Kansas, USA
- Montezuma, New York, USA
- Montezuma, Ohio, USA
[edit] Others
- Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma – a Mexican brewery
- Metro Moctezuma – a station on the Mexico City Metro
- Montezuma Castle National Monument – in Arizona, USA
- Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge – in New York, USA
- USS Montezuma (1798) – a warship of the United States Navy
- Montezuma cocktail – tequila, madeira, and egg
- Motezuma – an opera by Antonio Vivaldi
- Montezuma is a plant genus in the family Malvaceae
- Palacio Toledo-Moctezuma is a palace in Cáceres, Spain.
[edit] Montezuma's revenge
- Montezuma's Revenge (medicine), gastro-intestinal upsets suffered by tourists
- Montezuma's Revenge (videogame), a video game
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