Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler
Fans of films may find Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler especially interesting thanks to its engaging atmosphere, visual presentation, and entertainment value.
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 a 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 fact to face with another aggressive, expansionist society - the Spanish, led by Hernán Cortés. 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.
