Rent Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler (2010)
0h 40min
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- Synopsis:
- In 1502 Moctezuma II was elected ruler of the Aztecs (or Mexica, as they are more correctly known). From his awe-inspiring capital Tenochtitlan (the site of modern-day Mexico City), this semi-divine figure presided over a vast and politically complex empire extending from the Gulf Coast to the Pacific Ocean. All this was to come to a dramatic end in 1519, when Moctezuma and the Mexica came face to face with another aggressive, expansionist society - the Spanish, led by Hernan Cortes. Produced to accompany the fourth in a series of exhibitions on great rulers, this film reassesses the life, death and legacy of the once-mighty warrior-king Moctezuma.
- Actors:
- Moctezuma II, Hernan Cortes
- Studio:
- British Museum
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
