Aztlan Archive

It was Alexander von Humboldt, a Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer, who named the Mexica - the Aztecs. He put together the name “Aztlan” and “tec(atl)” where Aztlan “('Place of the Herons') was the mythical homeland of the Mexica, and -teca(h) literally means ‘people of’. Today the name 'Aztec' refers to not only the Mexica but also to the Nahuatl-speaking peoples of the Valley of Mexico and its surroundings

Why The Aztecs Called Themselves ‘Mexica’

AncientPages.com | January 13, 2018

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Originally, the tribe we all know today as Aztecs, was once known as the Mexica, from which the modern name of the country of

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Aztecs: Facts And History About The Ancient And Powerful Mesoamerican Civilization From Aztlán

AncientPages.com | April 10, 2017

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Aztecs said they came from a mythical place called Aztlán. The Aztecs were one of the world’s greatest civilizations and they created