Moctezuma II vs Pedro Álvares Cabral
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Compare the life timelines of Moctezuma II (1466–1520) and Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467–1520) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 53 years, from 1467 to 1520.
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Moctezuma II (1466–1520)
- — Born into the Aztec royal dynasty in Tenochtitlan Verified
- — Educated in the calmecac and rose as a military commander and priest
- — Elected huey tlatoani of the Aztec Empire Verified
- — Centralized power and reinforced social hierarchy at court
- — Expanded the empire to its greatest territorial extent Verified
- — Received reports of Spanish expeditions on the Gulf coast Verified
- — Taken captive by the Spanish in his own palace Verified
- — Met Hernán Cortés on the causeway into Tenochtitlan Verified
- — Died in Tenochtitlan during an uprising against the Spanish Verified
Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467–1520)
- — Born in Belmonte, Portugal Verified
- — Sent to the court of King Afonso V as a young noble Verified
- — Received an allowance as a fidalgo of the king's council Verified
- — Appointed commander-in-chief of the second Portuguese India fleet Verified
- — Departed Lisbon with a fleet of thirteen ships Verified
- — Made the European discovery of Brazil Verified
- — Lost four ships in a storm near the Cape of Good Hope Verified
- — Arrived at Calicut, India, and established trade Verified
- — Returned to Lisbon and later married Isabel de Castro Verified
- — Died at Santarém, Portugal Verified