Nahuatl

Finally, one of the most recognized indigenous Mexican groups is the Aztec, is also the most powerful kingdom of all time in Mesoamerica. This enormous empire reached from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf coast and from central Mexico to the present day-day Republic of Guatemala. Fifteen million people lived in thirty-eight provinces and residing in 489 communities paying tribute to the Emperor Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the great Aztec empire. The Aztec spoke a version of the language called Nahuatl which belongs to the Uto-Aztecan family of languages of the indigenous or native people form North and South America also known as Amerindian The Aztecs were an assortment of different individual tribes fused together and became…

The Empire The Aztecs weren't one group but instead they were the Xochimilca, Chalca, Tepaneca, Colhua, Tlahuica, Tlaxcalteca, and Mexica tribes. They are considered one indian group because they all came from the same place (they called it Aztlan) and all spoke Nahuatl. The last of the tribes to arrive was the Mexica. They arrived in about 1250 and found an island with an eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus, just like their priests prophesied. That island become Tenochtitlan, which grew to…

Hispaniola and had a reason to fear. Hernan Cortes was sent by Governor of Cuba, Diego Velasquez, after Francisco Hernandez report from Mexico. However, things took a huge turn when Cortes ' brother-in-law killed the messenger and took the governor 's papers to Cortes. Cortes disobedience against Velasquez led him to run from Cuba to Yucatan. Along the way, Cortes ran into some people on an island that told him there were two Christians who were held captives in Yucatan. Through one of the…

captain of this expedition and assigned him 600 men and 11 ships. Cortes and the crew prepared for months, and a few weeks before he planned to leave, Velazquez cancelled the voyage. When the time came, Cortes ignored his order and set sail for Mexico, arriving in February of 1519. On one of the islands they passed on their trip, they picked up a shipwrecked Spaniard who had been held captive by the Mayans and could speak the language. When Cortes arrived on the Mexican coast he soon met…

ways that the Nahua theater produced plays, it is easy to see how they could have inadvertently helped preserve pagan beliefs of the Nahua. The use of allegorical figures in the plays, such as the Final Judgement, could have been very confusing to viewers and actors. Using people dressed up as Penance, The Holy Church, Sweeping, Time, and Death to convey ideas that are not material or human could have added to pagan ideas that previously existed. Another preexisting idea of the native people…

Divine Thirteen: The Sacred Aztec Number Throughout the world, the number thirteen is fraught with varying degrees of superstition. In most cultures today, the number is seen as an ill omen meant to be avoided. Rarely will the number ever be considered lucky or have a positive connotation. In the time of the Aztec Empire in the Valley of Mexico (1318 C.E. – 1524 C.E), however, thirteen was a sacred number that reflected the beliefs of the Aztec people; not only was it symbolic for the empire’s…

Aztec architecture is simple but bold, elegant but powerful, with its mixed colors and symbols that help create a distinctive style. It refers to pre-Columbian architecture of the Aztec civilization. Instead of wrecking the old building that would add on to or built over it the old structure. While Aztec architecture doesn’t have many structures or “buildings” that are too well-known there is some that are still known and visited to this day. Aztecs also built pyramid temples for religion and…

Red Hot Chili Pepper Fever Once I read our assignment for this paper I knew who I would want to write about, The Red Hot Chili Peppers. I have written about them already once for this class in one of our discussion boards, I believe for our favorite song. I have described them as my favorite band and in some ways I believe that that is true but also I believe that I treasure them so much because I have held onto for the longest amount of time as a band that I listen to and enjoy. I have also…

Tenochtitlan was raised island in the center of a lake, and transportations was composed of a system of canals and causeways. This ethnic group referred to themselves as Mexica and spoke their native language of Nahuatl. The island as well as the other residential areas held adobe houses for Mexica peoples: the rooms were usually one room divided into four different areas for different purposes. The social structure of the Aztecs held four basic levels. Nobles such as government members,…

devastating effect of disease on the Aztec empire. Consequently, the Spanish conquest of Mexico relied on a combination of Spanish tactics – tactics not always employed only on the battlefield – with their influence on the Aztec people, indicating a victory based more on the actions of the Spanish than the Aztecs. The Spaniards’ ability to verbally communicate with the Aztecs (and the effect resulting from it) was a primary factor contributing to the conquest. Prior to their arrival in Mexico,…