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1495 – 1525Cuauhtemoc (1495-1525)Died 28 February 1525, aged 29Cuauhtemoc was the last ruler of the Aztec Empire, leading the defense of Tenochtitlan against Hernan Cortes's forces until its fall in 1521. Held captive by the Spanish afterward, he was taken on Cortes's expedition to Honduras and executed on suspicion of plotting rebellion. His death is remembered in Mexico as a symbol of indigenous resistance to conquest.