Aztec

thumb|upright=1.35|The Aztec Empire in 1519 within [[Mesoamerica]]

former Mesoamerican empire

mixed ideographic/phonetic writing system for Nahuatl

Mesoamerican manuscripts made by the pre-Columbian Aztec, and their Nahuatl-speaking descendants

last confederation of indigenous states on the Valley of Mexico

The Mexica (Nahuatl: ; singular ) are a Nahuatl-speaking people of the Valley of Mexico who were the rulers of the Triple Alliance, more commonly referred to as the Aztec Empire. The Mexica established Tenochtitlan, a settlement on an island in Lake Texcoco, in 1325. A dissident group in Tenochtitlan separated and founded the settlement of Tlatelolco with its own dynastic lineage. In 1521, their empire was overthrown by an alliance of Spanish conquistadors and rival indigenous nations, most prominently the Tlaxcaltecs.

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structural remains of the Aztec civilization

society in central Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest

aspect of history

thumb|right|300px|Tecoaque, western Tlaxcala state. Tecoaque is a Mesoamerican archaeological site, located in western Tlaxcala state, central Mexico, close to Calpulalpan. The site was inhabited by the Acolhua, one of the three ethnic groups making up the Aztec Empire (their capital being Tetzcohco, one of the three seats of Aztec power). Tecoaque had many white-stucco temples and was the home to approximately 5,000 people, mostly priests and farmers.

Group of Mexican codices