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Also Known As	Moteucçoma • Moctezuma II
Born	1466
Died	c.June 30, 1520 • Tenochtitlán • Mexico
Notable Family Members	brother Cuitláhuac
Role In	The Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs, 1519–21

Montezuma II himself was taken as a hostage by the notorious Spanish conquistador Hern�n Cortes in 1519.
Montezuma II is the namesake of Montezuma's revenge, a form of diarrhea that arises when a tourist consumes a food that he/she does not often eat. It is often linked to the bacterium E. coli.