Mexica

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The Mexica were a Nahuatl-speaking indigenous people of central Mexico who founded the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan and became the dominant power in the Aztec Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nahua people
ethnic group
indigenous people
agriculturalTechnique chinampas
archaeologicalSite Historic Center of Mexico City
Templo Mayor archaeological zone
linked to: Templo Mayor
capitalFounded Tenochtitlan
conquestCompleted 1521
continent North America
culturalArea Mesoamerica
defeatedBy Hernán Cortés
Spanish Empire
dominantPowerIn Aztec Empire
economyBasedOn agriculture
tribute system
ethnicGroupOf central Mexico
ethnonymLanguage Nahuatl
founded 1325
gaveNameTo Mexico
language Nahuatl
locatedIn Valley of Mexico
mainCity Tenochtitlan
mainCrops beans
chili peppers
maize
squash
mainTemple Templo Mayor
majorDeity Huitzilopochtli
Quetzalcoatl
Tezcatlipoca
Tlaloc
militaryPractice flower wars
partOf Aztec civilization
linked to: Aztec Empire
politicalStructure city-state alliance
imperial tributary system
practiced human sacrifice
regionNowIn Mexico
religion Aztec religion
polytheism
rulingTitle tlatoani
selfDesignation Mexica
socialClass macehualtin
pipiltin
pochteca
tlacotin
subgroupOf Aztecs
successorState Viceroyalty of New Spain
usedCalendar tonalpohualli
xiuhpohualli
writingSystem Aztec pictographic writing

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Tenochtitlan founding legend associatedWithPeople Aztecs
linked to: Mexica
Tenochtitlan foundedBy Mexica
Tenochtitlan foundedBy Aztecs
linked to: Mexica
Moctezuma II memberOfDynasty Tenochca royal dynasty
linked to: Mexica
Moctezuma II ethnicGroup Mexica
Cuitláhuac ethnicity Mexica
Cuitláhuac dynasty Tenochca ruling dynasty
linked to: Mexica
La Noche Triste mainBelligerent Mexica (Aztec) forces of Tenochtitlan
linked to: Mexica
La Noche Triste combatant Mexica warriors of Tenochtitlan
linked to: Mexica
Cuauhtémoc ethnicity Mexica
Nahuan languages historicallySpokenBy Mexica people
linked to: Mexica
Huitzilopochtli culture Mexica
Huitzilopochtli patronOf Mexica people
linked to: Mexica
Lake Texcoco associatedWithCulture Mexica people
linked to: Mexica
Aztec Hall dedicatedTo Mexica civilization
linked to: Mexica
Aztec Hall associatedWith Mexica people
linked to: Mexica
Templo Mayor civilization Mexica
Templo Mayor builtBy Mexica people
linked to: Mexica
Tlacopan polity culture Aztec
linked to: Mexica
Tlatelolco partOf Mexica civilization
linked to: Mexica
Tlatelolco ethnicGroup Mexica
Tlatelolco foundedBy Mexica people
linked to: Mexica
Mexica selfDesignation Mexica
Codex Boturini culture Mexica
Codex Boturini ethnicGroupAssociated Mexica people
linked to: Mexica
Codex Mendoza culture Mexica
Ahuitzotl ethnicGroup Mexica
Ahuitzotl dynasty Tenochca royal dynasty
linked to: Mexica
Itzcoatl ethnicGroup Mexica
Itzcoatl culture Aztec
linked to: Mexica
Indigenous peoples of the Americas includesEthnicGroup Aztec (Mexica)
linked to: Mexica
Isabel Moctezuma culture Aztec
linked to: Mexica
Xochicueyetl ethnicGroup Mexica
Tepanec War hasParticipant Mexica (Aztecs)
linked to: Mexica
Siege of Tenochtitlan opponent Mexica of Tenochtitlan
linked to: Mexica
Axayacatl ethnicGroup Mexica
Axayacatl ethnicGroup Aztec
linked to: Mexica
Pedro Moctezuma ethnicity Aztec
linked to: Mexica
Pedro Moctezuma culture Mexica
Cuauhtemotzin ethnicity Mexica
Guatimozín civilization Mexica
Teotlalco culture Mexica
Teotlalco ethnicity Mexica