Montezuma
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Montezuma, Moctezuma, Moteczoma, Motecuhzoma, Moteuczomah, Mwatazuma, are variant spellings and may refer to:
- Moctezuma IIMoctezuma IIMoctezuma , also known by a number of variant spellings including Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma and referred to in full by early Nahuatl texts as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, was the ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520...
(1466–1520), ninth Aztec Emperor, ruler at the beginning of the Spanish conquest of Mexico - Duke of Moctezuma de TultengoDuke of Moctezuma de TultengoDuke of Moctezuma de Tultengo is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility held by a line of descendants of Emperor Moctezuma II, the ninth Tlatoani, or ruler, of Tenochtitlan. Since 1766 the title has been attached to a Grandeza de España, or a place in the Spanish peerage — the highest honor...
, Spanish hereditary title held by descendants of Moctezuma II - Eduardo Matos MoctezumaEduardo Matos MoctezumaEduardo Matos Moctezuma is a prominent Mexican archaeologist. Since 1978 he has directed excavations at the Templo Mayor, the remains of a major Aztec pyramid in central Mexico City....
(born 1940), Mexican archaeologist
Operas
- MotezumaMotezumaMotezuma is an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi with an Italian libretto by Girolamo Giusti. The first performance was given in the Teatro Sant'Angelo in Venice on 14 November 1733...
, 1733 opera by Antonio Vivaldi (until recently known under the title Montezuma) - Montezuma (Graun)Montezuma (Graun)Montezuma is an opera seria in three acts by the German composer Carl Heinrich Graun. The scenario was written in French by Graun's patron, Frederick the Great, the King of Prussia, and turned into an Italian libretto by Giampetro Tagliazucchi....
, 1755 opera by Carl Heinrich Graun - Motezuma (Mysliveček)Motezuma (Mysliveček)Motezuma is an opera in three acts by Josef Mysliveček set to a libretto by Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi that is based on legends associated with the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II...
, 1771 opera by Josef Mysliveček - Montesuma, 1781 opera by Niccolò Antonio ZingarelliNiccolò Antonio ZingarelliNiccolò Antonio Zingarelli was an Italian composer, chiefly of opera.-Early career:Zingarelli was born in Naples, where he studied at the Santa Maria di Loreto Conservatory under Fenaroli and Speranza....
- Montezuma (opera)Montezuma (opera)Montezuma is an opera in three acts by the American composer Roger Sessions, with an English libretto by Giuseppe Antonio Borgese that incorporates bits of the Aztec language, Nahuatl, as well as Spanish, Latin, and French.-Performance history:...
(1963), by Roger SessionsRoger SessionsRoger Huntington Sessions was an American composer, critic, and teacher of music.-Life:Sessions was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a family that could trace its roots back to the American revolution. His mother, Ruth Huntington Sessions, was a direct descendent of Samuel Huntington, a signer of... - Die Eroberung von Mexiko (1987–91), music drama by Wolfgang RihmWolfgang RihmWolfgang Rihm is a German composer.Rihm is Head of the Institute of Modern Music at the Karlsruhe Conservatory of Music and has been composer in residence at the Lucerne Festival and the Salzburg Festival...
, libretto by Antonin Artaud and Octavio Paz - La conquista, 2005 opera by Lorenzo FerreroLorenzo FerreroLorenzo Ferrero is a contemporary Italian composer with a predilection for opera, a librettist, author, and book editor. He started composing at an early age and wrote over a hundred compositions thus far, including twelve operas, three ballets, and numerous orchestral, chamber music, solo...
In Mexico
- Metro MoctezumaMetro MoctezumaMetro Moctezuma is a station on Line 1 the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Colonia Moctezuma and Colonia Balbuena neighborhoods of the Venustiano Carranza borough, to the northeast of the centre of Mexico City....
, a station on the Mexico City Metro - Moctezuma, SonoraMoctezuma, SonoraMoctezuma is a municipio of the Mexican state of Sonora, located in the state's central region. It is also the name of its largest settlement and cabecera municipal .-Area and Population:...
- Balcón de Montezuma, an archaeological site in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Moctezuma, San Luis PotosíMoctezuma, San Luis PotosíMoctezuma, San Luis Potosí is a town and municipality in San Luis Potosí in central Mexico....
, a municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí
In the United States
- Montezuma, CaliforniaMontezuma, CaliforniaMontezuma is a former hamlet and township in Solano County, California, located in the California Delta region of the state; the township, which embraced the hamlet, and several other places, such as Bird's Landing--which still exists--included portions of the Montezuma Hills.The hamlet was also a...
, ghost town in Tuolumne County - Montezuma HillsMontezuma HillsThe Montezuma Hills comprise a small range of low-elevation hills at the northern banks of the Sacramento River Delta in Solano County, California. The Montezuma Hills are bounded by the Sacramento River on the south and east; the Montezuma Slough on the west and roughly by California State Route...
, California - Montezuma, ColoradoMontezuma, ColoradoThe Town of Montezuma is a Statutory Town located in eastern Summit County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 42 at U.S. Census 2000. The town is a former mining camp that sits at an elevation of , just west of the Continental Divide, nestled among mountains that reach an elevation...
- Montezuma County, ColoradoMontezuma County, ColoradoMontezuma County is the southwesternmost of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 23,830 at U.S. Census 2000...
- Montezuma, GeorgiaMontezuma, GeorgiaMontezuma is a city in Macon County, Georgia . The population was 3,999 at the 2000 census. It is home to the armory of Bravo Company, 648th Engineers of the Georgia Army National Guard.-History:...
- Montezuma, IndianaMontezuma, IndianaMontezuma is a town in Reserve and Wabash townships, Parke County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,022 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Montezuma is located at ....
- Montezuma, IowaMontezuma, IowaMontezuma is a city in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,440 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Poweshiek County.-Geography:Montezuma's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form are 41.584737, -92.525258...
- Montezuma, KansasMontezuma, KansasMontezuma is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 966.-Geography:Montezuma is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 966...
- Montezuma, New MexicoMontezuma, New MexicoMontezuma is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. It is located about five miles northwest of the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico....
- Montezuma Castle (hotel)Montezuma Castle (Hotel)The Montezuma Castle is a , 400 room Queen Anne-style hotel building erected just northwest of the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico in 1886...
, former hotel, now campus of a United World College
- Montezuma Castle (hotel)
- Montezuma, New YorkMontezuma, New YorkMontezuma is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,277 at the 2010 census.The Town of Montezuma is at the west border of Cayuga County and is northwest of Auburn, New York.- History :...
- Montezuma, North CarolinaMontezuma, North CarolinaMontezuma is an unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. Before its founding in 1883, it had two variant names, Aaron and Bull Scrape...
- Montezuma, OhioMontezuma, OhioMontezuma is a village in Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The population was 191 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Montezuma is located at ....
- Montezuma, Tennessee
- Montezuma Creek, UtahMontezuma Creek, UtahMontezuma Creek is a census-designated place in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 507 at the 2000 census, a large increase over the 1990 figure of 345.-Education:...
- Montezuma Creek (San Juan River)Montezuma Creek (San Juan River)Montezuma Creek is a tributary of the San Juan River. The river is approximately long and is a seasonal river, becoming dry for several months of the year.-Location:...
- Montezuma Creek (San Juan River)
- Montezuma, VirginiaMontezuma, VirginiaMontezuma is an unincorporated community located in Rockingham County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located northwest of Bridgewater....
- Montezuma National Wildlife RefugeMontezuma National Wildlife RefugeMontezuma National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, encompassing part of the Montezuma Swamp at the north end of Cayuga Lake...
Others
- Montezuma (BBC documentary)Montezuma (BBC documentary)Montezuma is a 2009 BBC Television documentary film in which Dan Snow examines the reign of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II.-Production:The film was produced by BBC Wales to tie in with the exhibition Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler at the British Museum....
, 2009 TV documentary - Montezuma Castle National MonumentMontezuma Castle National MonumentMontezuma Castle National Monument, located near Camp Verde, Arizona, in the Southwestern United States, features well-preserved cliff-dwellings. They were built and used by the Pre-Columbian Sinagua people, northern cousins of the Hohokam, around 700 AD. Several Hopi clans trace their roots to...
, Camp Verde, Arizona - Montezuma (mythology)Montezuma (mythology)Montezuma was the name of a heroic-god in the mythology of certain Amerindian tribes of the Southwest United States, notably the Tohono O'odham and Pueblo peoples — not to be confused with the two historical Aztec Emperors of the same name in Mexico, Moctezuma I and Moctezuma II.-Tohono O'odham...
- Moctezuma de OrizabaMoctezuma de OrizabaMoctezuma de Orizaba was a former Mexican football team that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division. The club was based in the city of Orizaba and folded in 1950.-History:The club was founded in 1932...
, defunct Mexican soccer (football) team - Montezuma, brand of tequila from Barton BrandsBarton BrandsBarton Brands, Ltd. was a company that produced many distilled spirits and liquors. In 2009, it became part of the Sazerac Company of New Orleans....
- Montezuma's, a Mexican restaurant franchise in Australia
- Montezuma, a song by Fleet FoxesFleet FoxesFleet Foxes are a folk rock band which formed in Seattle, Washington. They are signed to the Sub Pop and Bella Union record labels. The band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their second EP, Sun Giant, and their debut full length album Fleet Foxes...
from their 2011 album Helplessness BluesHelplessness BluesHelplessness Blues is the second studio album by Seattle, Washington-based folk band Fleet Foxes. It was released on May 3, 2011 as a follow-up to their eponymous 2008 Fleet Foxes album.-Summary:...
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