Dec 10, 2025 · The Aztec are a Nahuatl-speaking people who in the 15th and early 16th centuries ruled a large empire in what is now central and southern Mexico. The ninth emperor, Montezuma II, was …

The Aztecs[a] (/ ˈæztɛks / AZ-teks) were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly …

Feb 26, 2014 · The Aztec Empire (circa 1345 to 1521) covered at its greatest extent most of northern Mesoamerica. Aztec warriors were able to dominate their neighbouring states and permit rulers such …

Oct 27, 2009 · The Aztecs ruled much of Mexico from the 13th century until their conquest by Hernán Cortés in 1521.

In just a century, the Aztec built an empire in the area now called central Mexico. The arrival of the Spanish conquistadors brought it to a sudden end.

Jul 13, 2025 · The Aztec civilization was a dynamic and sophisticated culture that flourished in Mesoamerica for nearly two centuries. Their achievements in architecture, governance, agriculture, …

The Aztecs were only one group that made up the diverse indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica, but they were among those groups that encountered Europeans when they arrived in the Americas.