The Aztec are named form the word Aztlan meaning “White Land” or “Place of the Herons”. They had many other names. They were called the Tenochca and the Mexica. The Aztec called to themselves as Culhua – Mexica. Nahuatl was the language they spoke and are still spoken in central Mexico. The origin of the Aztec people is uncertain. After their arrival in the valley, the Aztecs settled in its northwestern section. It was there that …showed first 75 words of 378 total…

…showed last 75 words of 378 total…of 5 to 6 million people. Relations beween Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco came to a crisis in 1473. Axaayacatl, king of Tenochtlitlan Tlatelolco. Moquiuix, the Tlatelolcan king was killed or committed suicide. After that the Tlatelolco was administered through governors under the control of Tenochtitlan. In 1519 Herman Cortes arrived. In 1521 the Spaniards and their Indian allies attacked the towns. The Aztecs made their last resistance in Tlatelolco. The conquistadors founded Mexico City on the debris of the twin towns.