Aztec

:The word "Aztec" is usually used as a historical term, although some contemporary Nahuatl speakers would consider themselves Aztecs. This article deals with the historical Aztec civilization, not with modern-day Nahuatl speakers. For other uses of the word, see Aztec (disambiguation).

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The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th century. They were a civilization with a rich mythology and cultural heritage. Their capital was Tenochtitlan on the shore of Lake Texcoco – the site of modern-day Mexico City.

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Nahuatl: Nahuatl (, with stress on the first syllable) is a group of related languages and dialects of the Nahuan (traditionally called "Aztecan") branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Collectively they are spoken by an estimated Nahua people, most of whom live in Central Mexico. All Nahuan languages a...

Aztec (disambiguation): Aztec or Aztek could mean:...

Mesoamerica: Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica that gave rise to a group of stratified, culturally related agrarian civilizations spanning an approximately 3,000-year period before the European discovery of the New World by Columbus. Mesoameric...

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Portrait of the Aztec Emperor Montezuma II	Tenochtitlan Templo Mayor Aztec National Museum of Anthropology and History Mexico City Mexico	Tenochtitlan Capital City of Aztec Mexico an Island Connected by Causeways to Land c.1520	Meeting of Hernando Cortes and Aztec Emperor Montezuma II in Tenochtitlan c.1519