Aztec Empire
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The Aztec Empire, also known as the Triple Alliance or historiographically as the Tenochca Empire but most accurately known as the Mexica, was an alliance of three Nahua city-states: Mexico-Tenochtitl
First page of the Codex Boturini, showing the migration of the Mexica.
Jaguar warriors in a flower war from the Codex Zouche-Nuttall
Codex Azcatitlan depicting the Spanish army, with Cortés and Malinche in front
Cristóbal de Olid led Spanish soldiers with Tlaxcalan allies in the conquests of Jalisco and Colima of West Mexico.
Codex Azcatitlan
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The Codex Azcatitlan is an Aztec codex detailing the history of the Mexica and their migration journey from Aztlán to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. The exact date when the codex was produc
Axayacatl, sixth tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, as depicted in the Azcatitlan Codex
The sacrifice of Copil to Huitzilopochtli, which marks the foundation of Tenochtitlan