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Aztec Empire

Aztec Empire
Triple Alliance
Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān
1428–1521
Nahuatl glyphs for Texcoco, Tenochtitlan, and Tlacopan.
State emblems Sacred War emblem
Maximum extent of the Aztec Empire
Capital Mexico-Tenochtitlan (de facto)
Languages Nahuatl (lingua franca)

Also Otomí, Matlatzinca, Mazahua, Mazatec, Huaxtec, Tepehua, Popoloca, Popoluca, Tlapanec, Mixtec, Cuicatec, Trique, Zapotec, Zoque, Chochotec, Chinantec, Totonac, Cuitlatec, Pame, Mam, Tapachultec, Tarascan, among others

Religion Aztec polytheism
Government Hegemonic military confederation, Alliance of city-states
Huehuetlatoani of Tenochtitlan See complete list
 •  1427–1440 Itzcoatl (founder of alliance)
 •  1520–1521 Cuauhtémoc (last)
Huetlatoani of Texcoco Complete list
 •  1431–1440 Nezahualcoyotl (founder of alliance)
 •  1516–1520 Cacamatzin (last)
Huetlatoani of Tlacopan
 •  1400–1430 Aculnahuacatl Tzaqualcatl (founder of alliance)
 •  1519–1524 Tetlepanquetzaltzin (last)
Historical era Pre-Columbian era
 •  Foundation of the alliance March 15, 1428
 •  Spanish conquest August 19, 1521
Area
 •  1520 304,325 km² (117,501 sq mi)
Currency
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Tenochtitlan
Tlatelolco (altepetl)
Tlacopan
Azcapotzalco
Colhuacan (altepetl)
Texcoco (altepetl)
Chalco (altépetl)
New Spain
Today part of  Mexico
Full list of monarchs at bottom of page.

Also Otomí, Matlatzinca, Mazahua, Mazatec, Huaxtec, Tepehua, Popoloca, Popoluca, Tlapanec, Mixtec, Cuicatec, Trique, Zapotec, Zoque, Chochotec, Chinantec, Totonac, Cuitlatec, Pame, Mam, Tapachultec, Tarascan, among others

The Aztec Empire, or the Triple Alliance (Nahuatl: Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān,[ˈjéːʃkaːn̥ t͡ɬaʔtoːˈlóːjaːn̥]), began as an alliance of three Nahua "altepetl" city-states: Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan. These three city-states ruled the area in and around the Valley of Mexico from 1428 until they were defeated by the combined forces of the Spanish conquistadores and their native allies under Hernán Cortés in 1521.


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