Cuauhtémoc (also known as Cuauhtemotzin, Guatimozin or Guatemoc; c. 1502–1525) was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521. The name Cuāuhtemōc means "One That Has Descened Like an Eagle" in Nahuatl — commonly rendered in English as "Falling Eagle" — and was pronounced [kʷaːwˈtemoːk].