Moctezuma station
Metro · 1 Line 1
Neighbouring stations
- 1Line 1San Lázaro Moctezuma Balbuena
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The story behind the icon
The station icon represents the headdress of Moctezuma II, Xocoyotzin.
Moctezuma I is the fifth king of the Aztec dynasty; he ruled from 1440 to 1469. During his reign he punished every kind of crime with a hard hand and gave his court a marvellous splendour.
In 1447 the city of Tenochtitlan suffered a series of floods brought on by a terrible storm. Moctezuma ordered defensive works to be built, thus beginning the construction of a great dyke 13 km long and 15 thick, in the vicinity of Ecatepec. Another of his great works was the Chapultepec aqueduct, on whose rocks his effigy was carved.
This king's successor was his son Axayácatl in 1469, who went on extending his rule over a great part of Central America. In 1479 his brother Tizoc took power; he built various important temples, such as those to Huitzilopochtli (god of war) and to Tláloc (god of rain). His successor, Ahuízotl, inaugurated the temples made by his brother and gathered more than 20,000 souls to be sacrificed.
In 1502 Moctezuma II took power and ruled Tenochtitlan in relative calm, until the moment the Spanish conquistadors arrived. His government reached very high levels of sophistication in every sphere, but the fearful and submissive character of the Tlatoani meant that the Spanish conquest was carried through despite the resistance of Cuitláhuac and Cuauhtémoc, the last Mexica rulers.
What's near Moctezuma
- Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente (TAPO)