MEXICA


The 'Mexica' (Nahuatl: ''MÄ“xihcah'', IPA: ) or 'Mexicans' (Spanish: ''Mexicanos'') were an indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico, known today as the rulers of the Aztec empire.

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Name
History
Culture
Language
Religion
Literature
Art
Notes
References

Name


There is much disagreement over the etymology and meaning of the name ''Mexica'' (Nahuatl ''MÄ“xihcah'', which is plural; the singular is ''MÄ“xihcatl''), and the related place name ''Mexico'' (''MÄ“xihco'') where they lived.[1]
The name of the modern nation of Mexico and its capital Mexico City are derived from the Nahuatl name ''MÄ“xihco''.
The seven caves of Chicomoztoc, as depicted in the Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca.

History


Main articles: History of the Aztecs

Culture


Language

Main articles: Nahuatl

Like many of the peoples around them, the Mexica spoke Nahuatl. The form of Nahuatl used in the 16th century, when it began to be written in the alphabet brought by the Spanish, is known as Classical Nahuatl. Nahuatl is still spoken today by over 1.5 million people.
Huitzilopochtli, the patron god of the Mexica, as depicted in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis.

Religion

Main articles: Aztec religion, Aztec mythology

Literature

Main articles: Aztec codices, Nahuatl literature

The Aztec sun stone, on display at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.

Art

Main articles: Aztec art

Notes


1. Andrews (2003): p. 500.

References



★ Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Andrews, J. Richard, , , University of Oklahoma Press, 2003,

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