Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Moctezuma II alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Moctezuma II were alive at the same time for 39 or 40 years, from 1466 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus was 14 or 15 when Moctezuma II was born.

Moctezuma II was 39 or 40 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

Moctezuma II

Moctezuma II

Politician

Born 1466 · died 29 June 1520, aged 53 or 54

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Moctezuma II, 1466 – 1520
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Christopher Columbus and Moctezuma II in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Christopher Columbus and Moctezuma II were born

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