Art of the Americas

Aztlán

Aztlán (from Nahuatl languages: Aztlán, Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈast͡ɬãːn̥] ) is the mythical home of the Aztec peoples. The word "Aztec" was derived from the Classical Nahuatl aztecah (sing. aztecatl), meaning "people from Aztlán." Aztlán is mentioned in several ethnohistorical sources dating from the colonial period, and while each cites varying lists of the different tribal groups who participated in the migration from Aztlán to central Mexico, the Mexica who later founded Mexico-Tenochtitlan are mentioned in all of the accounts. Historians have speculated about the possible location of Aztlán and tend to place it either in northwestern Mexico or the Southwestern United States, although whether Aztlán represents a real location or a mythological one is a matter of debate.

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• ▸Prehistoric art
• ▸Flora of New Zealand
• ▸Fremont culture

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