Mexicas-Aztecs-js

This page brings into detail the history of the Mexica, or as you know them, **Aztecs**.

HISTORY

The Mexica were originally part of the Chichimec (one of the two peoples inhabiting Mesoamerica during that period, the other being the Toltecs) tribe that inhabited the northern parts of Mesoamerica. One of the mexica's many gods, Huitzilopochtli, ordered them to head south, down to the valley of mexico. However, soon after they got there, they were chased away by the other tribes for thier gross way of life, especally thier practice of human sacrifice. A few years later, after being kicked out of the town of Culhuacan, because, once again, of thier messy practice of human sacrifice (in which they sacrificed one of the daughters of Culhuacan's king), they were led to a island in the middle of a lake called lake Texcoco, upon which they built the city of Tenochitlan, which became the capital of thier empire. Mexico city is built on the ruins of this VERY LARGE city. Later in the mexica's history, they ran into two BIG problems. First, the cities they conquered revolted against them, by joining the spainards. And second, thier king was captured and killed by the spainards.