Mexica vs. Aztec — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mexica and Aztec
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Mexica
The Mexica (Nahuatl: Mēxihcah, Nahuatl pronunciation: [meːˈʃiʔkaʔ] (listen); singular Mēxihcatl), or Mexicas, were a Nahuatl-speaking indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico who were the rulers of the Aztec Empire. The Mexica established Mexico Tenochtitlan, a settlement on an island in Lake Texcoco, in 1325.
Aztec
A member of a people of central Mexico whose civilization was at its height at the time of the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century.
Aztec
The Nahuatl language of the Aztecs.
Aztec
Of or relating to the Aztecs or their language, culture, or empire.
Aztec
Of or relating to one of the early races in Mexico that inhabited the great plateau of that country at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519.
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Aztec
A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519
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