Moctezuma II (c. 1466-1520). Ninth tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520. Moctezuma goes to the temple surrounded by virgin maidens who are to be sacrificed to the gods. Fifth Letter of Hernan Cortes to the Emperor Charles V. September 3, 1526. Engraving, 1726.

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4 September 2007

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