• Historical documents cast doubt on Spanish record
• Exhibition reunites art looted by conquistadorsThe Aztec emperor Moctezuma was murdered by his Spanish captors,not by his own people, it will be argued in a original exhibition attempting to rescue a shadowy figure from the propaganda that portrayed him as a traitor.
The exhibition, or at the British Museum,will challenge the traditional account of how the ninth and final great elected Aztec emperor met his end in 1520. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com