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050	0	0	_aF1230.M6 _bT76 2005
082	0	0	_aLAS 972.018 TSO
100	1		_aTsouras, Peter
245	1	0	_aMontezuma _b: warlord of the Aztecs _c/ Peter G. Tsouras
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aWashington, D.C. _b: Potomac Books _c, 2005.
300			_axvii, 114 p. _b: ill., map _c; 21 cm.
440		0	_aMilitary profiles
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references p. (106-110) and index.
505	0		_aThe rise of empire -- "There was dread in the world" -- Arrow wars and flower wars -- Omens of the end of the world -- The meeting of two worlds -- The taming of Motecuhzoma -- "He had survived his honor" -- The dusk of empire.
520			_aPlaces Aztec civilization and history in the context of world history Montezuma (ca. 1466'¬ ;1520), who had been educated as a priest and had served well as a military commander, ascended to the Aztec throne in about 1502 on the basis of his military record and reputation for piety. As Peter G. Tsouras demonstrates, almost immediately Montezuma transformed himself from a man of good judgment to a pitiless autocrat. He killed indiscriminately at home and waged wars of conquest against his neighbors, adding territory in contemporary Honduras and Nicaragua to his empire. In 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived in Mexico at the head of a Spanish expedition. Montezuma believed the invaders to be gods fulfilling the prophecy that the god Quetzalcoatl would return. He failed to resist and cautiously offered gifts. As a result, Cortés and the conquistadors marched on the capital and seized Montezuma. The monarch fell, surrendering his power, wealth, and even the sovereignty of his people, almost gladly. He became a puppet of the Spaniards and finally allied himself in battle against his own people. When the emperor'¬"s brother at last led an uprising, the ungrateful Spaniards killed Montezuma. Against the backdrop of ancient Mexico'¬"s rich cultural heritage, Tsouras captures the tragedy that befell Mexico during Montezuma'¬"s reign.
600	1	0	_aMontezuma _bII _c, Emperor of Mexico _d, ca. 1480-1520
650		4	_aAztecs _x-History
650		0	_aAztecs _x--Kings and rulers _v--Biography
651			_aMexico _x-History _y-Conquest, 1519-1540
942			_cLAS
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