cuitlhuac

Cuitlhuac was the Aztec ruler (Tlatoani) of the city of Tenochtitln from June to October 1520. He succeeded his brother Moctezuma II, who was, at the time, being held prisoner by Hernn Corts' Spanish conquistadors. He oversaw the major Aztec victory of 1 July 1520, called by the Spaniards La Noche Triste (Night of Sorrow), in which 400 conquistadors and thousands of their mesoamerican allies were killed. Cuitlhuac died of smallpox during the siege of Tenochtitln (October 1520) and was succeeded on the throne by his nephew Cuauhtmoc.

Cuitlhuac, Veracruz, is a municipality named for the Aztec ruler. Modern-day Mexico City's metro system also has a Cuitlhuac station named in his honour.

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