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Ethnic group of central Mexico and its civilization
The Aztecs (/ˈæztɛks/ AZ-teks) were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different
Aztecs
Defunct American soccer club
Los Angeles Aztecs were an American professional soccer team based in Los Angeles, California, that existed from 1974 to 1981. The Aztecs competed in
Los_Angeles_Aztecs
which the Aztecs sought to repay their debt to the gods. Both Sahagún and Toribio de Benavente (also called "Motolinía") observed that the Aztecs gladly
Human sacrifice in Aztec culture
Human_sacrifice_in_Aztec_culture
16th-century Spanish invasion of Mesoamerica
groups affiliated with the Aztecs, as well as the Aztecs themselves. Tales of the massacre convinced the other cities in the Aztec Empire to entertain seriously
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
Spanish_conquest_of_the_Aztec_Empire
Alliance of three Nahua city states in Mexico (1428–1521)
province, an Aztec exclave near the present-day Guatemalan border. Aztec rule has been described by scholars[who?] as hegemonic or indirect. The Aztecs left rulers
Aztec_Empire
Religion used in the Aztec Empire
Media related to Aztec religion at Wikimedia Commons Aztecs at Mexicolore: constantly updated educational site specifically on the Aztecs, for serious students
Aztec_religion
Warfare of the Mesoamerican civilization
fortifications built by the Aztecs. Prominent examples are the strongholds at Oztuma (Oztōmān [osˈtoːmaːn]) where the Aztecs built a garrison to keep the
Aztec_warfare
Australian rock band
resurrected the Aztecs name in 1968 with a new line-up and a heavier rock direction influenced by guitarist Lobby Loyde. By the 1970s, the new Aztecs had become
Billy_Thorpe_and_the_Aztecs
Clothing worn by Aztecs
Aztec clothing was worn by the Aztec people and varied according to aspects such as social standing and gender. The garments worn by Aztecs were also
Aztec_clothing
College football team
The San Diego State Aztecs football team is the college football program that represents San Diego State University (SDSU). The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division
San Diego State Aztecs football
San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football
Religious folklore of the Nahua peoples of the Triple Alliance (Aztec Empire)
Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. The Aztecs were a culture living in central Mexico and
Aztec_mythology
Topics referred to by the same term
the Aztecs, an Australian rock band of the 1960s and 1970s The Aztecs (Doctor Who), a serial in the Doctor Who television series Order of the Aztec Eagle
Aztec_(disambiguation)
College men's basketball team
all San Diego State University sports, see San Diego State Aztecs The San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team is the men's college basketball program
San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
San_Diego_State_Aztecs_men's_basketball
The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. They called themselves Mēxihcah (pronounced
History_of_the_Aztecs
Pre-Columbian writing system for Nahuatl
pp. 223–229. Vaillant, George C. (1941). Aztecs of Mexico. pp. 206–209. Boone, Elizabeth H. (1996). Aztecs Imperial Strategies. pp. 181–206. Arbagi,
Aztec_script
1521 conquest of the Aztec capital by the Spanish Empire and rival indigenous tribes
Aztec army intent on their destruction. The Aztecs intended to cut short the Spanish retreat from Tenochtitlan and annihilate them. Here, the Aztecs made
Fall_of_Tenochtitlan
Culinary traditions in the Aztec Empire
tecuitlatl and was rich in flavonoids. Although the Aztecs' diet was mostly vegetarian, the Aztecs consumed insects such as grasshoppers chapulín [t͡ʃaˈpolin]
Aztec_cuisine
Calendar system that was used by the Aztecs
The Aztec or Mexica calendar is the calendrical system used by the Aztecs as well as other Pre-Columbian peoples of central Mexico. It is one of the Mesoamerican
Aztec_calendar
Structural remains of the Aztec civilization
at important Aztec sites such as the Aztec Temple Square. Aztec architectural sites include Malinalco, Tenayuca, conquered by the Aztecs circa 1434. This
Aztec_architecture
Society in central Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest
Aztec society was a highly complex and stratified society that developed among the Aztecs of central Mexico in the centuries prior to the Spanish conquest
Aztec_society
American football team based in the UK
28 November 2015. "Prem. Football Aztecs". South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. Retrieved 2 May 2021. "Aztecs, Thrashers, Blitz crowned champions
Bristol_Aztecs
American hip hop group
Real Tales of the Funky Aztecs (2000) Merciless – Step Into My World (2002) Merciless – Flesh & Ink (2004) "The Funky Aztecs live 1991: Name the homies
Funky_Aztecs
Intercollegiate sports teams of San Diego State University
(Pac-12). The Aztecs football team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level of NCAA football competition. The Aztecs nickname was
San_Diego_State_Aztecs
Medicine in Aztec folklore
as observed among the Nahuatl-speaking people in the Aztec realm of central Mexico. The Aztecs knew of and used an extensive inventory consisting of
Aztec_medicine
Deity in Aztec religion; a god of rain and thunder, fertility, and water
Mesoamerica before the Aztecs even settled there in the 13th century AD. He was a prominent god in Teotihuacan at least 800 years before the Aztecs. This has led
Tláloc
Public research university in California, US
(AANAPISI). SDSU's athletic teams compete as the San Diego State Aztecs; the Aztecs nickname was chosen by students in 1925. They compete in National
San_Diego_State_University
Aztec war and solar deity
) is the solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion. He was also the patron god of the Aztecs and their capital city, Tenochtitlan. He wielded
Huītzilōpōchtli
GURPS Aztecs is a 1993 role-playing supplement for GURPS published by Steve Jackson Games. GURPS Aztecs is a supplement in which the ancient Aztec culture
GURPS_Aztecs
1964 Doctor Who serial
Mexico during the Aztec empire. Barbara becomes mistaken for the goddess Yetaxa, and accepts the identity in hope of persuading the Aztecs to give up human
The_Aztecs_(Doctor_Who)
San Diego State Aztecs football players in the NFL draft. DraftHistory.com Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Diego State Aztecs football players
List of San Diego State Aztecs in the NFL draft
List_of_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_in_the_NFL_draft
British musical group
Aztec Camera were a Scottish jangle pop band founded in 1980 by Roddy Frame, the group's singer, songwriter and only consistent member. The band released
Aztec_Camera
Nahuatl-speaking Indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico
recognized "Aztec" as an ethnicity under the Native American race category. 387,122 people identified themselves as Aztec for the census, making Aztecs the largest
Mexica
Ritual war fought between the Aztec Triple Alliance and its enemies (1454–1519)
warfare, the Aztecs used atlatl darts, stones, and other ranged weapons to weaken enemy forces from afar. However, in flower wars, the Aztecs did not use
Flower_war
Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500287552. Gershon, Livia (January 21, 2021). "After Aztecs Cannibalized Spanish Convoy
Cannibalism_in_the_Americas
Weapon used by pre-columbian mesoamericans
(1996). The Aztecs. Cambridge, Mass: Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 978-1-55786-496-3. Soustelle, Jacques (1961). Daily Life of the Aztecs: On the Eve of
Macuahuitl
Ancient game
ballgame for the Aztecs was a sport and a pastime played for fun, although in general, the Aztec game was a prerogative of the nobles. Young Aztecs would be taught
Mesoamerican_ballgame
American basketball player (born 2001)
Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs and the Arizona Wildcats. Johnson grew up in Oakland, California, and initially
Keshad_Johnson
2025 animated film by Juan Meza-León
Yohualli Coatl / Batman, a privileged boy born into the nobility of the Aztecs and whose life crumbles when Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés murders
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec_Batman:_Clash_of_Empires
Uto-Aztecan language of Mexico
history. During the centuries preceding the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, the Aztecs had expanded to incorporate a large part of central Mexico. Their
Nahuatl
Manuscripts painted by pre-Columbian and colonial Aztec
Cortés and his six hundred conquistadores landed on the Aztec land in 1519, they found that the Aztecs kept books both in temples and in libraries associated
Aztec_codex
Entheogenic use by ancient Aztecs
substances in the Aztec lifestyle. The Florentine codex contains multiple references to the use of psychoactive plants among the Aztecs. The 11th book of
Aztec_use_of_entheogens
Tlahtoāni of the Aztec Empire until 1520
52-year cycle in the Aztec calendar, which in Aztec belief was linked to changes, rebirth, and dangerous events. The belief of the Aztecs being rendered passive
Moctezuma_II
Mayans and Aztecs Ruled for More Than a Thousand Years. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-63220-179-9. Tuerenhout, Dirk R. Van (2005). The Aztecs: New Perspectives
List of tlatoque of Tenochtitlan
List_of_tlatoque_of_Tenochtitlan
Central deity in Aztec religion
(/ˌkɛtsəlkoʊˈætəl/) (Nahuatl: "Feathered Serpent") is a deity in Aztec culture and literature. Among the Aztecs, he was related to wind, Venus, Sun, merchants, arts
Quetzalcōātl
Creation Legend of the Aztecs
north. The Aztecs believed that the gods created the universe at Teotihuacan. The name Teōtīhuacān was given by the Nahuatl-speaking Aztecs centuries after
Five_Suns
Aztec gods and goddesses
and a legendary wizard of the Aztecs. Originally he was of little importance to the Nahuas, but after the rise of the Aztecs, the Nahuals reformed their
Aztec_creator_gods
Spanish conquistador and explorer (1485–1547)
Hernan Cortes – The Conquistador of the Aztecs; Informational Link Blog about the History of Cortes, the Aztecs, along with a variety of sources, pictures
Hernán_Cortés
still remains. The status of Aztec women has changed throughout the history of the civilization. In the early days of the Aztecs, before they settled in Tenochtitlan
Women_in_Aztec_civilization
American college basketball season
State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs were led
2022–23 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
2022–23_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_men's_basketball_team
2019 book by historian Camilla Townsend
Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs is a 2019 book by American historian Camilla Townsend. The book utilizes indigenous, as opposed to European, sources
Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
Fifth_Sun:_A_New_History_of_the_Aztecs
Ancient whistle used by the Mexica
2023-01-19. "The Aztec Death Whistle Makes One of the Scariest Sounds You'll Ever Hear". Discovery. Retrieved 2024-02-08. "How Did Ancient Aztecs Use the Haunting
Aztec_death_whistle
American basketball player (born 2001)
2024, Boyd committed to play for the San Diego State Aztecs. Boyd started in all 31 of the Aztecs' games, averaging 13.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 29
Nick_Boyd
American college football season
Final in the College Division of the NCAA. The Aztecs beat Montana State in the game, 28–7. The Aztecs were voted the College Division national champion
1966 San Diego State Aztecs football team
1966_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team
Type of elite Aztec warrior
The formal education of the Aztecs was to train and teach young boys how to function in their society as warriors. The Aztecs had no standing army, so every
Jaguar_warrior
16th-century Mexica sculpture
Colonial Latin America: A Documentary History, 'The Aztec Stone of the Five Eras' Smith, Michael E. The Aztecs. 2nd ed. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 2002. Stuart
Aztec_sun_stone
American college basketball season
State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs were led
2024–25 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
2024–25_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_men's_basketball_team
Indigenous group of Michoacán, Mexico
with the Aztecs, the Aztecs still traded with them, mainly for metal tools and weapons. After hearing of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and
Purépecha
1990 video game
The Gold of the Aztecs is a platform game published in 1990 by U.S. Gold for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. The Gold of the Aztecs is a game in which
The_Gold_of_the_Aztecs
Event during the Conquest of Mexico
The Aztecs, however, jeered at Moctezuma, and pelted him with stones and darts. By Spanish accounts, he was killed in this assault by the Aztecs, though
La_Noche_Triste
American football player (born 2004)
San Diego State Aztecs On SI. Retrieved May 19, 2026. Teets, Samuel (October 5, 2025). "NFL draft scouting report: San Diego State Aztecs CB Chris Johnson"
Chris Johnson (cornerback, born 2004)
Chris_Johnson_(cornerback,_born_2004)
Family of twin engine general aviation aircraft built 1952–1981
named it Aztec. The first models came in a five-seat configuration. In 1961, a longer-nosed variant, the Aztec B, entered production. Later Aztecs were equipped
Piper_PA-23
Mexico before Spanish colonization
[citation needed] What the Aztecs lacked in political power, they made up for with ambition and military skill. In 1428, the Aztecs led a war of liberation
Pre-Columbian_Mexico
Collection of four statues in Mesoamerica
guard the sun. The Aztecs constantly strived to prove their rule was divinely fated and aligned with the desires of the cosmos. Aztecs used sculptural monuments
Atlantean_figures
1965 film directed by Robert Siodmak
The Treasure of the Aztecs (German: Der Schatz der Azteken) is a 1965 western adventure film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lex Barker, Gérard
The_Treasure_of_the_Aztecs
American college basketball season
State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs were led
2023–24 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
2023–24_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_men's_basketball_team
1921 film
Treasure of the Aztecs (German: Der Schatz der Azteken) is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Karl Heiland and starring Otto Gebühr and Theodor
Treasure_of_the_Aztecs
Any ritual that involves the intentional release of blood
performed. Around 1376 to 1521 AD, Aztecs used blood and sacrifice frequently as an offering to the Sun God. The Aztecs saw death as part of life, just like
Blood_ritual
Dutch-American football coach (born 1956)
States, joining the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League. Rongen spent the entire 1979 season with the Aztecs. He then began the 1980 season
Thomas_Rongen
American professional golfer (born 1990)
San Diego State Aztecs. Retrieved June 22, 2025. "J.J. Spaun Claims Second-Straight Thunderbird Invite Title". San Diego State Aztecs. Retrieved June
J._J._Spaun
American college football season
Walter Herreid in his second season with the Aztecs. They played home games at Navy "Sports" Field. The Aztecs finished the season with five wins, three
1931 San Diego State Aztecs football team
1931_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team
Aztec goddess of water, seas, oceans, rivers, lakes, streams, rain, storms, and baptism
mother of the Aztec moon god Tecciztecatl. In other texts, she was the wife of Xiuhtecuhtli, who was a senior deity for the Aztecs. In Aztec religion, Chalchiuitlicue
Chalchiuhtlicue
Pre-Columbian civilization in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico
of Aztec myth. This tradition assumes that much of central Mexico was dominated by a Toltec Empire between the 10th and 12th century AD. The Aztecs referred
Toltec
American college football season
Sean Lewis, the Aztecs played home games at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. The 2025 season will be the final season for the Aztecs in the Mountain West
2025 San Diego State Aztecs football team
2025_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team
American basketball player (born 1999)
season on the court for the Aztecs, averaging 7.9 points and 5.3 rebounds coming off the bench. LeDee helped propel the Aztecs to the Mountain West Conference
Jaedon_LeDee
Aztec religious ceremony of renewal held every 52 years
derived from the Maya calendar. During this time the Aztecs believed the sun might not come back. The Aztecs wanted to symbolically and literally purify and
New_Fire_ceremony
1994 alternate history novel by Christopher Evans
halts Aztec expansion in North America with a victory at New Orleans in 1815. India and South Africa are claimed to have 'welcomed' the Aztecs' takeover
Aztec_Century
American college football season
The 2026 San Diego State Aztecs football team will represent San Diego State University as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division
2026 San Diego State Aztecs football team
2026_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team
Species of flowering plant
This plant reaches heights of between 20 and 90 cm (7.9 and 35.4 in). The Aztecs gathered the wild plant as well as cultivating it for medicinal, ceremonial
Tagetes_erecta
American college basketball season
State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by
2025–26 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
2025–26_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_men's_basketball_team
2008 American TV series or program
Later, the conquistadores try to kill the tribe of Aztecs, but are put to sleep by a hidden Aztec with a tube of tranquilizer darts. Hernán Cortés surrenders
Aztec_Rex
Aztec deity
flayed body and with jaw agape to swallow the stars during the day. Aztecs Aztec Mythology Central America Latin America Mexico Pre-Columbian America
Mictēcacihuātl
Pre-Columbian state in the Valley of Mexico
Tepanec, Toltec and Chichimec drove the Aztecs definitively from Chapultepec. Copil was captured and killed by the Aztecs. His heart was ripped out and thrown
Azcapotzalco_(altepetl)
American college football season
Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by Sean Lewis in his first year as the head coach. The Aztecs played their home games at Snapdragon
2024 San Diego State Aztecs football team
2024_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team
1972 live album by Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs
Aztecs Live! At Sunbury was a double live album released in August 1972 by Australian hard rock group Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, which was recorded
Aztecs_Live_at_Sunbury
Former Aztec temple in Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City)
the Aztec past, the destruction of the Templo Mayor". SmartHistory. Retrieved 3 May 2025. Matos Moctezuma, Eduardo. The Great Temple of the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan
Templo_Mayor
sitting on a nopal cactus while devouring a serpent that signaled to the Aztecs where to found their city, Tenochtitlan. Before the adoption of the first
Flag_of_Mexico
Former city-state in the Valley of Mexico
Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs. New York, New York: Thames & Hudson. Cohen, Sara E. (March 1972). "How the Aztecs Appraised Montezuma". Society
Tenochtitlan
Universal Pictures media franchise
The Mummy is a media franchise based on films by Universal Pictures about a mummified ancient Egyptian priest who is accidentally resurrected, bringing
The_Mummy_(franchise)
Gold Aztec lip plug from c. 1300–1521 AD
either to the south or stationed in Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs, particularly by the time of the Aztec empire, may have also had their own sophisticated goldworking
Serpent labret with articulated tongue
Serpent_labret_with_articulated_tongue
Stadium in San Diego, California, United States
Snapdragon Stadium in 2011). The stadium opened in 2022 for an Aztecs scrimmage on August 20. The Aztecs' first game was two weeks later on September 3, a 38–20
Snapdragon_Stadium
Sports venue at San Diego State University (1936–1995)
Administration (WPA) grants. 2,592 more seats were added in 1948. Aztec Bowl hosted the San Diego State Aztecs football team until they moved to San Diego Stadium in
Aztec_Bowl_(stadium)
Women's football club from Birmingham, England
Solihull F.C., the team affiliated to Aston Villa in 1989, becoming Villa Aztecs, and became the official Aston Villa women's side in 1996. The club have
Aston_Villa_W.F.C.
1980 novel by Gary Jennings
series, followed by Aztec Autumn, 1997. The remaining four novels (Aztec Blood, 2002; Aztec Rage, 2006; Aztec Fire, 2008; Aztec Revenge, 2012) were written
Aztec_(novel)
American college football season
San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by sixth-year
2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team
2016_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team
American college football season
San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by third-year
2013 San Diego State Aztecs football team
2013_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team
Day of the Aztec calendar on which an annual festival was held for the god Tezcatlipoca
massacred the unprepared Aztecs during the celebration of Toxcatl. This caused the outbreak of open hostilities between the Aztecs and Spaniards, and during
Tōxcatl
American college football season
San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by first-year
2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team
2011_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team
several pre-Columbian cultures including the Olmecs, Maya, Toltecs, and Aztecs. In most cases they were made by city states that created many structures
List_of_Mesoamerican_pyramids
Prominent architectural features of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations
Rex (2013). Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs. New York: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 9780500290767. "The Aztecs/Mexicas". indians.org. Retrieved 2006-12-27
Mesoamerican_pyramids
Aztec view of the world
the Aztecs, their land sitting on top of a natural pyramid (chain of mountains of Central Mexico culminating in Tenochtitlan) the same way that Aztecs leaders
Cemanahuac
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Indian
The guide, Director, Leader
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Traditional
Who Increases Victory
Girl/Female
Tamil
The Moon
Male
Native American
Native American Pawnee name KURUK means "bear."
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Goddess Lakshmi; Auspicious; Lucky; Happiness
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Lover; Devoted; Friend; Beloved
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, German, Turkish
Spear Head; Who Fight in Badar War; True
Boy/Male
Tamil
Yateendra | யதீநà¯à®¤à¯à®°
Sanyasi, Lord Indra
Girl/Female
Indian
Lady of rank, And honorific
Boy/Male
Indian
New Leaf
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