Illustration
An 1892 painting, The Torture of Cuauhtémoc, by Leandro Izaguirre. Cuauhtémoc was the last Aztec ruler and he was tortured by the conquistadors to find out the last deposits of gold in the city of Tenochtitlan. (National Museum of Art, Mexico City)
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Original image by Leandro Izaguirre. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 20 July 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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APA Style
Izaguirre, L. (2022, July 20). The Torture of Cuauhtémoc. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16169/the-torture-of-cuauhtemoc/
Chicago Style
Izaguirre, Leandro. "The Torture of Cuauhtémoc." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 20, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16169/the-torture-of-cuauhtemoc/.
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Izaguirre, Leandro. "The Torture of Cuauhtémoc." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 Jul 2022. Web. 22 Feb 2025.
