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 other places and things named Montezuma and Moctezuma.

Contents 1 Aztec emperors 2 Mythology 3 Locations 4 Others 5 Montezuma's revenge

[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
• Montezuma, Tennessee, 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