Mexica

The Mexica (Nahuatl: Mēxihcah, Nahuatl pronunciation: [meːˈʃiʔkaḁ] ⓘ; singular Mēxihcātl) were a Nahuatl-speaking people of the Valley of Mexico who were the rulers of the Mexica Empire. The Mexica established Tenochtitlan, a settlement on an island in Lake Texcoco, in 1325. A dissident group in Tenochtitlan separated and founded the settlement of Tlatelolco with its own dynastic lineage. In 1521, they were conquered by an alliance of Spanish conquistadors and indigenous people including the Tlaxcaltecs led by Hernán Cortés.

This article is about the pre-conquest people. For other uses, see Mexica (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Mexico.
Mexica
Music and dance during a One Flower ceremony, from the Florentine Codex
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Classical Nahuatl
Related ethnic groups
Other Nahua peoples
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