The last Aztec emperor who led the defense of Tenochtitlan against Hernán Cortés in 1521 and continued resisting after capture, ultimately refusing under torture to reveal the location of the Aztec treasury, is the foundational figure of Mexican indigenous resistance and the only pre-Columbian ruler whose statues appear on major Mexican boulevards alongside independence heroes. The Monumento a Cuauhtémoc on Paseo de la Reforma is visited by more Mexicans annually than any other pre-Columbian commemorative monument.
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