The Aztec Empire was
based in Tenochtitlan.
The Aztecs grew bigger
and extended through
many parts of
Mesoamerica. The
Aztecs come from the
North and West. ( Aztlan )
Moctezuma II was an Aztec Ruler
during the Conquest of Mexico.
Moctezuma Expanded the Aztec
Territory, and had given many gifts to
the spanish. He tryied becoming
friends of the Spanish.
Eagle
and
Cactus
The Aztec gods Huitzilopochtli,
had told the Aztecs that when
they saw an eagle in a cactus
eating a snake they would have
find the promised land and there
they would settle.
Huitzilopochtli was a
god of the Mexicas or
Aztecs. He told the
Aztecs where they
would find their
promised land to settle.
The Aztecs cared about
keeping him happy and
always payed him
tribute, sacrifices, etc.
Huitzilopochtli
Chapultepec
Chapultepec was one of
the places where the
Aztecs settled for many
years. They learned some
agriculture and lived calm.
Tributes to the Mexicas
The Aztecs received tribute
from 371 Villages they
conquered, they received
food, money, and dressings
as their tribute.
Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan was the
place where they found
the eagle on the cactus
and settled there, the
first thing they did was
build a temple for the
god Huitzilopchtli.