Aztec culture and history are primarily known through archaeological evidence found in excavations such as that of the renowned Templo Mayor in Mexico City; from Indigenous …

Oct 27, 2009 · The exact origins of the Aztec people are uncertain, but they are believed to have begun as a northern tribe of hunter-gatherers whose name came from their homeland Aztlan, …

Feb 10, 2025 · Aztec, Nahuatl-speaking people who in the 15th and early 16th centuries ruled a large empire in what is now central and southern Mexico. The name Aztec is derived from …

The Aztec rulers Acamapichtli, Huitzilihuitl and Chimalpopoca were, in fact, vassals of Tezozomoc, the Tepanec ruler of Azcapotzalco. When Tezozomoc died in 1421, his son …

Dec 10, 2020 · When the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés arrived in the Basin of Mexico in 1517, he found that the Aztec Triple Alliance (a strong political, economic, and military pact) …

Feb 26, 2014 · The very founding of Tenochtitlán was based on the belief that peoples from the mythical land of plenty Aztlán (literally 'Land of White Herons' and origin of the Aztec name) in …

The legendary origin of the Aztec people has them migrating from a homeland called Aztlan to what would become modern-day Mexico. While it is not clear where Aztlan was, a number of …

Oct 21, 2024 · How the Mexicas got renamed Aztec has been a result of mainly three causes: their origin story of Aztlán, the grouping of Nahua people, and the separation of ancient …

First European map of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. The Aztecs were a group of people who lived in central Mexico during the 14th to 16th centuries. They called themselves …

4 days ago · Creation stories serve not only as explanations for the origin of the universe but also as reflections of the values, fears, and aspirations of the Aztec civilization. They encapsulate …