Cuauhtémoc’s Resistance Against Spanish Conquest: Complete Guide to the Last Aztec Emperor’s Defiant Stand
Cuauhtémoc’s Resistance Against Spanish Conquest: Complete Guide to the Last Aztec Emperor’s Defiant Stand Cuauhtémoc, the final emperor of the Aztec Empire, led one of history’s most determined resistance efforts against overwhelming odds. Ascending to power in February 1521 as Spanish forces and their indigenous allies surrounded Tenochtitlan, the 25-year-old emperor rejected any possibility of …