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  1. Aztecs - Wikipedia

    The Aztecs[a] (/ ˈæztɛks / AZ-teks) were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different ethnic groups of central …

  2. Aztec | Calendar, Empire, Gods, History, Facts, Location, & Culture ...

    Dec 10, 2025 · The Aztec are a Nahuatl-speaking people who in the 15th and early 16th centuries ruled a large empire in what is now central and southern Mexico. The ninth emperor, …

  3. Aztecs: Empire, Culture & Facts | HISTORY

    Oct 27, 2009 · The Aztecs ruled much of Mexico from the 13th century until their conquest by Hernán Cortés in 1521.

  4. Aztec Civilization - Education

    In just a century, the Aztec built an empire in the area now called central Mexico. The arrival of the Spanish conquistadors brought it to a sudden end.

  5. Introduction to the Aztecs (Mexica) – Smarthistory

    The Mexica people formed their capital when they saw the sign they had been promised: an eagle perched on a cactus.

  6. Reportajes y fotografías de Aztecas en National Geographic Historia

    Gracias a una alianza político-militar, los aztecas impusieron su civilización entre los siglos XIV y XVI. Dominaron el centro y sur del actual México, e incluso parte de Guatemala, llegando a …

  7. Mexica or Aztec: How the Mexicas Were Renamed

    Oct 21, 2024 · Los “aztecas”, disquisiciones sobre un gentilicio, p. 239-246 Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 2010 …

  8. History of the Aztecs - Wikipedia

    The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. They called themselves Mēxihcah (pronounced [meˈʃikaʔ]). The capital of the …

  9. Pre-Columbian civilizations - Aztec, Maya, Inca | Britannica

    Dec 3, 2025 · Pre-Columbian civilizations - Aztec, Maya, Inca: At the time of the Spanish conquest the dominant people of Mesoamerica were the Aztec. This description is based …

  10. Aztec Empire - Wikipedia

    The Aztec Empire, also known as the Triple Alliance (Classical Nahuatl: Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān, [ˈjéːʃkaːn̥ t͡ɬaʔtoːˈlóːjaːn̥]) or historiographically as the Tenochca Empire, [5][6] was an alliance …