USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Aztec, self name Culhua-Mexica, Nahuatl-speaking people who in the 15th and early 16th centuries ruled a large empire in what is now central and southern Mexico.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Aztecs appeared in Mesoamerica–as the south-central region of pre-Columbian Mexico is known–in the early 13th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Aztecs/Mexicas From the 13th to the 16th century, the warlike Aztec people inhabited the lands surrounding Tenochtitlán (present-day Mexico City) in the central Mexican basin. By the time of Cortés’ arrival, the Aztecs had created a great empire.

Detailed explanation-4: -While it is not clear where Aztlan was, a number of scholars believe that the Mexica-as the Aztec referred to themselves-migrated south to central Mexico in the 13th century. The Mexica founding of Tenochtitlan was under direction from their patron god Huitzilopochtli, according to legend.