His mysterious death came shortly after an uprising, in which his subjects branded him a traitor and pelted him with stones. After his death, his daughter was rechristened as Isabel, and he was succeeded by his brother Cuitlahuac, who in turn was succeeded by Cuauhtemoc. This man's downfall began when he misinterpreted the arrival of conquistadors as the return of Quetzlcoatl and welcomed them into Tenochtitlan. For 10 points, name this Aztec ruler who was captured and put down by Hernando Corte
His mysterious death came shortly after an uprising, in which his subjects branded him a traitor and pelted him with stones. After his death, his daughter was rechristened as Isabel, and he was succeeded by his brother Cuitlahuac, who in turn was succeeded by Cuauhtemoc. This man's downfall began when he misinterpreted the arrival of conquistadors as the return of Quetzlcoatl and welcomed them into Tenochtitlan. For 10 points, name this Aztec ruler who was captured and put down by Hernando Cortez.
His mysterious death came shortly after an uprising, in which his subjects branded him a traitor and pelted him with stones.
{Montezuma} II [or {Moctezuma} II]