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ARM Cuauhtémoc
ARM ''Cuauhtémoc'' is a sail training vessel of the Mexican Navy, launched in 1982. History ''Cuauhtémoc'' is the last of four sister ships built by the naval shipyards of Bilbao, Spain, in 1982, all built to a design similar to the 1930 designs of the German firm Blohm & Voss, like , , and . Built at the Celaya Shipyards in Bilbao, she was designed by naval engineer Juan José Alonso Verástegui. Her keel was Keel laying, laid on 24 July 1981, and she was delivered to the Mexican Navy at Bilbao on 19 July 1982. A crew of cadets from the Heroica Escuela Naval Militar, Mexican Naval Academy received the ship and brought ''Cuauhtémoc'' to Mexico. Like her sister ships, Colombia's , Ecuador's and Venezuela's , ''Cuauhtémoc'' is a sailing ambassador for her home country and a frequent visitor to world ports, having sailed over in her 43 years of service, with appearances at the Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races, the American Sail Training Association Tall Ships Challenges, Sail Osa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler ('' tlatoani'') of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", and is commonly rendered in English as "Descending Eagle", as in the moment when an eagle folds its wings and plummets down to strike its prey; the name thus implies aggressiveness and determination. Cuauhtémoc took power in 1520 as successor of Cuitláhuac and was a cousin of the late emperor Moctezuma II. His young wife, who was later known as Isabel Moctezuma, was one of Moctezuma's daughters. He ascended to the throne when he was around 25 years old, while Tenochtitlan was being besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox brought to the Americas by Spanish conquerors. After the killings in the Great Temple, there were probably few Aztec captains available to take the position. Early life Cuauhtemoc's date of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
