Montezuma's Revenge
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Montezuma's Revenge (var. Moctezuma's Revenge) refers to the conquering of the Aztecs by European invaders led by Hernán Cortés (1485-1548). Moctezuma II (1466-1520), the emperor of Aztecs at the time, was killed by his own people, in revolt against the Spanish invaders, so that anything bad that happens in Mexico to descendants from the invaders, or any non-Mexican, for that matter, could be interpreted as a posthumous "revenge" of the emperor against his enemies.
Originally, it is a colloquial American English name for traveler's diarrhea caused by a bacterium strain present in food and water, to which Mexicans are normally immune, but that causes disease in foreigners.
It is an expression with several meanings:
- Montezuma's Revenge (band), a musical band that performed The Looney Tune, a song that was often played on the Dr. Demento Show
- Montezuma's Revenge (medicine)
- Montezuma's Revenge (video game), a 1984 platform game by Parker Brothers
- Montezuma's Revenge (bicycle race) a mountain bike race in Colorado, USA
- Montezuma's Revenge (a-cappella), a Dutch a-cappella group.
- Montezooma's Revenge, a roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm.
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