The History of Mesoamerican Warriors Part One

The first groups of Aztecs were the Nahua people. They migrated from Northern Mexico during the 6th century. While they were traveling south, they encountered nomadic tribes. According to scholars, inter-marriages and cultural believes followed suit. Religions and culture became one and part of the new Aztec life. With the arrival of the 12th century, they put together the city of Azcapotzalco. Azcapotzalco was the capital of the Tepanecas’ empire; the most dominant of the tribes. 

During the year 1248, the Mexicas arrived from a place called Aztlan. Aztlan was a fictitious place where the Mexicas run away from to seek better lands. During this time, they were hundreds of city-states in Mexico; some of them belong to the Culhuacon rulers. When the Mexicas arrived to these city-states the ruler of Culhuacon gave them permission to settle and work the land in Tizapan. The Mexicas and natives became good friends. 

According to the legend, the Mexicas were looking for a new home and the location of their next home was determined by a dream. In the dream, “a vision of an eagle on a prickly pear cactus, clutching a snake in its talons” The vision made the Mexicas to migrate from Tipazon to Lake Texcoco, where they built the city of Tenochtitlan. The city grew in harmony, but in 1427 when the Aztec Triple Alliance was made with the cites of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan–the union of the three cities was not formed for mutual benefit; the ruler of the Mexicas was assassinated and his death becomes a historical event. The empire experienced many changes thanks to the half-brothers Tlacaelel and Moctezuma– the rulers of the new Aztec empire. They were responsible for the new Aztec religion and history. Books were burned to create a new beginning for the Aztecs, destroying valuable evidence of their history. The Aztec empire ruled for the next 100 years.

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