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[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Friendly reminder that there was no Aztec Empire.

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Aztec Hegemony?

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[–] Waterdoc@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

It was the triple alliance, also called the Tenochca Empire.

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[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago*

My point isn't that they weren't an empire, it's that they weren't Aztecs. The name Aztecs was given to them due to... drum roll... European Hegemony.

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