Montezuma or Moctezuma may refer to:

People

Moctezuma I Moctezuma I (–1469), also known as Montezuma I, Moteuczomatzin Ilhuicamina ( ) or Huehuemoteuczoma ( ), was the second Tlatoani, Aztec emperor and fifth king of Tenochtitlan. During his reign, the Aztec Empire was consolidated, major expansion ...

(1398–1469), the second Aztec emperor and fifth king of Tenochtitlan *

Moctezuma II Moctezuma Xocoyotzin . ( – 29 June 1520), retroactively referred to in European sources as Moctezuma II, and often simply called Montezuma,Other variant spellings include Moctezuma, Motewksomah, Motecuhzomatzin, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma, Motē ...

(c. 1460–1520), ninth Aztec emperor **

Pedro Moctezuma Don Pedro (de) Moctezuma Tlacahuepan Yohualicahuaca was a son of the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II and María Miyahuaxochtzin, the daughter of Ixtlilcuecahuacatzin, ruler of Tollan. History When Spain colonized Mexico, it offered Aztec nobles st ...

, a son of Montezuma II **

Isabel Moctezuma Doña Isabel Moctezuma (born Tecuichpoch Ichcaxochitzin; 1509/1510 – 1550/1551) was a daughter of the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II. She was the consort of Atlixcatzin, a '' tlacateccatl'', and of the Aztec emperors Cuitlahuac, and Cuauhtemoc and ...

(1509/1510–1550/1551), a daughter of Montezuma II ***

Leonor Cortés Moctezuma Doña Leonor Cortés Moctezuma (c. 1528 – before 1594) was the out-of-wedlock daughter of Hernán Cortés, ''conquistador'' of Mexico, and Doña Isabel Moctezuma, the eldest daughter of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II. She was acknowledged by ...

(c. 1528–?), daughter of Hernán Cortés and Isabel Montezuma **** Isabel de Tolosa Cortés de Moctezuma (1568–1619/1620), Mexican heiress, great-granddaughter of Montezuma II *

Duke of Moctezuma de Tultengo Duke of Moctezuma () is a hereditary title of Spanish nobility held by a line of descendants of Emperor Moctezuma II, the ninth ''Tlatoani'', or ruler, of Tenochtitlan. Since 1766, the title has been associated with a ''Grandeza de España'', o ...

, a Spanish hereditary title held by descendants of Moctezuma II *

Carlos Montezuma Carlos Montezuma or Wassaja (c. 1866 – January 31, 1923) was a Yavapai-Apache Native American, activist and founding member of the Society of American Indians. His birth name, Wassaja, means "Signaling" or "Beckoning" in his native tongue. Was ...

(c. 1860–1923), Yavapai/Apache Native American activist *

Carlos López Moctezuma Carlos López Moctezuma Pineda (19 November 1909 – 14 July 1980) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1938 and 1980. He starred in the film ''Happiness'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin Internationa ...

(1909–1980), Mexican film actor *

Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Eduardo Matos Moctezuma (born December 11, 1940) is a Mexican archaeologist. From 1978 to 1982 he directed excavations at the Templo Mayor, the remains of a major Aztec pyramid in central Mexico City. Matos Moctezuma graduated with a ma ...

(born 1940), Mexican archaeologist *

Esteban Moctezuma Esteban Moctezuma Barragán (born 21 October 1954) is a Mexican diplomat and politician, formerly affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and currently a member of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA). He is a former s ...

(born 1954), Mexican politician *

Julio Rodolfo Moctezuma Julio Rodolfo Moctezuma Cid (March 24, 1927 – August 4, 2000) was a Mexican lawyer who served as the first Secretary of Finance (1976–77) in the cabinet of President José López Portillo, as director-general of Pemex (1981–82) and as dir ...

(1927–2000), Mexican lawyer, politician and banker * Leonidas de Montezuma (1869–1937), English cricketer *

Moctesuma Esparza Moctesuma Esparza (born March 12, 1949) is an American producer, entertainment executive, entrepreneur and community activist. He is the chief executive officer of Maya Cinemas, a theater chain servicing to the United States Latino audience. H ...

(born 1949), American film director *

Moctezuma Serrato Moctezuma Serrato Salinas (born 14 September 1976) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Serrato was a product of the San Luis F.C. youth system. He joined the senior side and helped the club gain promotio ...

(born 1976), Mexican football player *

Montezuma Fuller Montezuma Fuller (1858–1925) was an American architect. He was the "most notable architect in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries" of Fort Collins, Colorado. and He was born November 13, 1858, in Nova Scotia. In 1880 he came t ...

(1858–1926), American architect

Places

Mexico

Moctezuma, Sonora Moctezuma is a ''municipio'' (municipality) of the Mexican state of Sonora, located in the state's central region. It is also the name of its largest settlement and '' cabecera municipal'' (municipal seat). Area and population The municipal area ...

, a municipality *

Moctezuma, San Luis Potosí Moctezuma, San Luis Potosí is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, a ...

, a municipality *

Moctezuma River The Moctezuma River (Río Moctezuma) is a river in Mexico that drains the eastern side of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Sierra Nevada). It is a tributary of the Pánuco River and flows through the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Querétaro, and San ...

Moctezuma River (Sonora) The Moctezuma River (Sonora) is a river of Mexico. See also *List of rivers of Mexico This is a list of rivers of Mexico, listed from north to south. There are 246 rivers on this list. Alternate names for rivers are given in parentheses. Rivers ...

Moctezuma metro station Moctezuma is a station on Line 1 the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Colonia Moctezuma and Colonia Balbuena neighborhoods of the Venustiano Carranza borough, to the northeast of the centre of Mexico City. The station logo portrays a st ...

, a station on the Mexico City Metro *

Moctezuma (Mexico City Metrobús, Line 4) Montezuma or Moctezuma may refer to: People * Moctezuma I (1398–1469), the second Aztec emperor and fifth king of Tenochtitlan * Moctezuma II (c. 1460–1520), ninth Aztec emperor ** Pedro Moctezuma, a son of Montezuma II ** Isabel Moctezum ...

, a BRT station in Mexico City *

Moctezuma (Mexico City Metrobús, Line 5) Montezuma or Moctezuma may refer to: People * Moctezuma I (1398–1469), the second Aztec emperor and fifth king of Tenochtitlan * Moctezuma II (c. 1460–1520), ninth Aztec emperor ** Pedro Moctezuma, a son of Montezuma II ** Isabel Moctezum ...

, a BRT station in Mexico City

United States

Inhabited places

Montezuma, Tuolumne County, California Chinese Camp is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, Tuolumne County, California, United States. The population was 126 at the 2010 census, down from 146 at the 2000 census. It lies in the grassy foothills of the Sier ...

, a ghost town *

Montezuma Hills The Montezuma Hills comprise a small range of low-elevation hills at the northern banks of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and southwestern Sacramento Valley in California in the United States. Geography The Montezuma Hills are located i ...

, California *

Montezuma, Colorado The Town of Montezuma is a statutory town located in eastern Summit County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 74 at 2020 United States census. The town is a former mining camp that sits at an elevation of , just west of the ...

, a Statutory Town *

Montezuma County, Colorado Montezuma County is a county located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 25,849. The county seat is Cortez, Colorado, Cortez. Montezuma County contains m ...

Montezuma, Georgia Montezuma is a city in Macon County, Georgia ( ZIP code 31063). The population was 3,047 at the 2020 census, down from 3,460 in 2010. It is home to the armory of Bravo Company, 648th Engineers of the Georgia Army National Guard. History Montez ...

, a city *

Montezuma Township, Pike County, Illinois Montezuma Township is located in Pike County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, an ...

Montezuma, Indiana Montezuma is a town in Reserve Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,022 at the 2010 census. It is located approximately 66 miles west of the state capital Indianapolis. History Montezuma was laid out in abo ...

, a town *

Montezuma, Iowa Montezuma is a city and the county seat of Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,442 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Montezuma's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 41.584737, -92.525258. Acco ...

, a city *

Montezuma Township, Gray County, Kansas Montezuma Township is a township in Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,625. Geography Montezuma Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Montezuma. According to the U ...

Montezuma, Kansas Montezuma is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 975. History Montezuma was founded in 1879, and relocated in 1912 to the Santa Fe Railroad. It was named for Moctezuma II, rule ...

, a city *

Montezuma, New Mexico Montezuma is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. It is five miles northwest of the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico, at the mouth of Gallinas Canyon. During the 2020 census, Montezuma had a population of 503 ...

, an unincorporated community *

Montezuma, New York Montezuma is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,277 at the 2010 census. Located along the Seneca River, the Town is at the western border of Cayuga County and is northwest of Auburn. The Erie Canal was built ...

, a town * Montezuma, North Carolina, an unincorporated community *

Montezuma, Ohio Montezuma is a village in Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The population was 152 at the 2020 census. History Montezuma was laid out and platted in 1835. The village was named after Montezuma of Mexico. A post office has been in operation a ...

, a village *

Montezuma, Virginia Montezuma is an unincorporated community located in Rockingham County, in the U.S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atla ...

, an unincorporated community

Buildings

Montezuma (Norwood, Virginia) Montezuma, also referred to as Spring Hill, is a historic home located near Norwood, Nelson County, Virginia, Norwood, Nelson County, Virginia. It was erected around 1790, and is a notable example of Piedmont Virginia Federal architecture. It h ...

, a home on the National Register of Historic Places * Montezuma Castle (hotel), Las Vegas, New Mexico

Natural formations

* Montezuma Creek (Utah), a creek in Utah *

Montezuma Marsh Montezuma Marsh is a marsh at the northern end of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Much of the marsh is part of the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, which is a major point on the route of many migratory birds, such as Canada ...

, Cayuga Lake, New York *

Montezuma National Forest Montezuma National Forest was established as the Montezuma Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Colorado on June 13, 1905 with . It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 part of Ouray National Forest was added. On July ...

, Colorado *

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, encompassing part of the Montezuma Swamp at the north end of Cayuga Lake. The 10,004-acre (40.48 km2) preserve is composed ...

, New York *

Montezuma Peak Montezuma Peak is a summit in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. Description Montezuma Peak is located south of the city of Sierra Vista in Coronado National Memorial. It is the highest point within the memorial which is administered by ...

, a mountain in Arizona * Montezuma Range, Nevada, a mountain range *

Montezuma Well Montezuma Well (), a detached unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument, is a natural limestone sinkhole near the town of Rimrock, Arizona, through which some of water emerge each day from an spring (hydrology), underground spring. It is l ...

, a natural limestone sinkhole near Rimrock, Arizona

Other countries

Montezuma, Minas Gerais Montezuma is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is isolated, and the inhabitants are poor, mainly engaged in cattle raising and small-scale farming. It became a municipality in 1993. Geography Montezuma is ...

, Brazil *

Montezuma, Costa Rica Montezuma is a town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica which began as a remote fishing village and has gained popularity since the 1980s among tourists on a budget. Montezuma is located near the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula The Nicoya P ...

Montezuma Falls The Montezuma Falls (formerly Osbourne Falls), a horsetail waterfall on a minor tributary (Avon Creek) to the Pieman River, is located on the West Coast Range of Tasmania, Australia. Naming The falls draws its name from Montezuma (1466–1520) ...

, Tasmania, Australia

Music

* Montezuma, hero of a 1695 semi-opera '' The Indian Queen'' by Henry Purcell * '' Motezuma'', a 1733 opera by Antonio Vivaldi (until recently known under the title ''Montezuma'') * ''Montezuma'' (Graun), a 1755 opera by Carl Heinrich Graun * ''Motezuma'', a 1765 opera by

Gian Francesco de Majo Gian Francesco de Majo (24 March 1732 – 17 November 1770) was an Italian composer. He is best known for his more than 20 operas. He also composed a considerable amount of sacred works, including oratorios, cantatas, and masses. Life and ca ...

* ''Motezuma'' (Mysliveček), a 1771 opera by Josef Mysliveček * ''Montezuma'', a 1775 opera by

Antonio Sacchini Antonio Maria Gasparo Gioacchino Sacchini (14 June 1730 – 6 October 1786) was an Italian classical period (music), classical era composer, best known for his operas. Sacchini was born in Florence, but raised in Naples, where he received his m ...

* ''Montezuma'', a 1780 opera by

Giacomo Insanguine Giacomo Antonio Francesco Paolo Michele Insanguine (also called ''Giacomo Monopoli'' after his birthplace Monopoli; 22 March 1728 – 1 February 1795) was an Italian composer, organist, and music educator. He was the last director (primo maestro ...

* ''Montesuma'', a 1781 opera by Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli * ''Montezuma'', by

Ignaz von Seyfried Ignaz Xaver Ritter von Seyfried (15 August 1776 – 27 August 1841) was an Austrian musician, conductor and composer. He was born and died in Vienna. According to a statement in his handwritten memoirs he was a pupil of both Wolfgang Amadeus Moz ...

(1804) * ''Montezuma'', an 1884 opera by

Frederick Grant Gleason Frederick Grant Gleason (born 17 December 1848 in Middletown, Connecticut - died Chicago, 6 December 1903) was an American composer, and director of the Chicago Conservatory from 1900 to 1903. Gleason's father was a banker. Like many other well- ...

* ''Montezuma'' (Sessions opera), a 1963 opera by Roger Sessions * ''Montezuma'', or '' La Conquista'', a 2005 opera by Lorenzo Ferrero * ''Montezuma'', a 1980 film score by Hans Werner Henze * "Montezuma", a song from the 1994 album ''

Apurimac II ''Apurímac II: Return to Ancient America'' is an album by German andean new age band Cusco, released in 1994 on the Higher Octave music label. The album peaked at #8 on the Billboard Top New Age albums chart. It is second in the Apurímac ser ...

'' by Cusco * "Montezuma", a song from the 2011 album ''

Helplessness Blues ''Helplessness Blues'' is the second studio album by American band Fleet Foxes, released on May 3, 2011, by Sub Pop and Bella Union. The album received universal acclaim from critics, going on to be nominated for Best Folk Album at the 54th Annu ...

'' by Fleet Foxes

Ships

* * , three ships of the United States Navy * , launched 1899, later RFA ''Abadol'' and RFA ''Oakleaf''

Other uses

* ''Montezuma'' (TV programme), a 2009 British documentary *

Montezuma (mythology) {{unreferenced, date=August 2020 Montezuma was the name of a heroic-god in the mythology of certain Amerindian tribes of the Southwest United States, notably the Tohono O'odham and Pueblo peoples — Also known as Aztec Emperors of the same name in ...

, in the mythology of certain Amerindian tribes of the Southwest United States * U.D. Moctezuma de Orizaba, a defunct Mexican football team * Montezuma, a brand of tequila by

Barton Brands Barton Brands, Ltd. was a company that produced a variety of distilled beverages and liqueurs and is now part of the Sazerac Company, which is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has its principal offices in Louisville, Kentucky. The Bart ...