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[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Friendly reminder that there was no Aztec Empire.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Aztec Hegemony?

[–] Waterdoc@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

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

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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.