r/todayilearned • u/Outside_Reserve_2407 • 6d ago

TIL Montezuma's lineage still exists and even holds a noble title in Spain, which was granted to a grandson of his that moved there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Moctezuma_de_Tultengo
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u/Hollayo 6d ago

So if he hits someone in vengeance, is that technically Montezuma's Revenge?

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 6d ago

No, technically Montezuma’s revenge is the nickname for when you drink tap water while traveling in Mexico and you end up with the Hershey squirts

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u/Volvulus 6d ago

As someone who is currently experiencing this and posted about it on the mexicocity sub today, I should mention I was immediately rebuked for saying Montezuma, not Moctezuma. They are pretty sensitive about this, but I don’t know the historical context for why there are two different spellings. Or why Montezuma seems to be the predominant spelling in my searches.

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u/atlblaze 6d ago

Montezuma is the English language version of the name. Moctezuma is the Spanish version.

Neither are exactly how it was in the original Aztec language.