Benjamin Alire Saenz
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The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. They called themselves Mexica (pronounced [meˈʃikaʔ]). The Republic of Mexico and its capital, Mexico City, derive their names from the word "Mexica".
The capital of the Aztec empire was Tenochtitlan, built on a raised island in Lake Texcoco. Modern Mexico City is built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan. The Spanish colonization of the Americas reached the mainland during the reign of Huey Tlatoani Moctezuma II (Montezuma II). In 1521 Hernán Cortés, and an allied army of other Native Americans which far outnumbered the defending Aztecs, conquered the Aztecs through germ warfare, siege warfare, modern warfare, and direct combat.[1]
From 1376 until 1427, the Mexica were a tributary of Azcapotzalco. The Aztec rulers Acamapichtli, Huitzilihuitl and Chimalpopoca were, in fact, vassals of Tezozomoc, the Tepanec ruler of Azcapotzalco.
When Tezozomoc died in 1425, his son Maxtla ascended to the throne of Azcapotzalco. Maxtla sought to tighten Azcapotzalco's grip on the nearby city-states in the Valley of Mexico. In the process, Chimalpopoca, tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, was assassinated by Maxtla's agents while Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco was forced into exile.[1]
Contents [hide]
1 Arrival in the Valley of Mexico
2 Rise of the Aztecs
3 Aztec Triple Alliance
3.1 The reign of Itzcoatl 1427–1440
3.2 Moctezuma I and Tlacaelel 1440–1469
3.2.1 Tlacaelel
3.3 The reigns of Axayacatl 1469–1481 and Tizoc 1481–1486
3.4 The reign of Moctezuma II Xocoyotzin
4 Fall of the Aztec Empire
4.1 The fate of the Aztec empire under Spanish rule
5 Footnotes
6 See also
7 References
Arrival in the Valley of Mexico[edit]
In the Valley of Mexico (c. AD 1250), there existed numerous city-states, including Chalco, Xochimilco, Tlacopan, Culhuacan, and Atzcapotzalco. The most powerful were Culhuacan on the south shore of Lake Texcoco and
The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. They called themselves Mexica (pronounced [meˈʃikaʔ]). The Republic of Mexico and its capital, Mexico City, derive their names from the word "Mexica".
The capital of the Aztec empire was Tenochtitlan, built on a raised island in Lake Texcoco. Modern Mexico City is built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan. The Spanish colonization of the Americas reached the mainland during the reign of Huey Tlatoani Moctezuma II (Montezuma II). In 1521 Hernán Cortés, and an allied army of other Native Americans which far outnumbered the defending Aztecs, conquered the Aztecs through germ warfare, siege warfare, modern warfare, and direct combat.[1]
From 1376 until 1427, the Mexica were a tributary of Azcapotzalco. The Aztec rulers Acamapichtli, Huitzilihuitl and Chimalpopoca were, in fact, vassals of Tezozomoc, the Tepanec ruler of Azcapotzalco.
When Tezozomoc died in 1425, his son Maxtla ascended to the throne of Azcapotzalco. Maxtla sought to tighten Azcapotzalco's grip on the nearby city-states in the Valley of Mexico. In the process, Chimalpopoca, tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, was assassinated by Maxtla's agents while Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco was forced into exile.[1]
Contents [hide]
1 Arrival in the Valley of Mexico
2 Rise of the Aztecs
3 Aztec Triple Alliance
3.1 The reign of Itzcoatl 1427–1440
3.2 Moctezuma I and Tlacaelel 1440–1469
3.2.1 Tlacaelel
3.3 The reigns of Axayacatl 1469–1481 and Tizoc 1481–1486
3.4 The reign of Moctezuma II Xocoyotzin
4 Fall of the Aztec Empire
4.1 The fate of the Aztec empire under Spanish rule
5 Footnotes
6 See also
7 References
Arrival in the Valley of Mexico[edit]
In the Valley of Mexico (c. AD 1250), there existed numerous city-states, including Chalco, Xochimilco, Tlacopan, Culhuacan, and Atzcapotzalco. The most powerful were Culhuacan on the south shore of Lake Texcoco and