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The Aztecs appeared in Mesoamerica in the early 1300th century.
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The Aztecs thought that if they found an eagle on a cactus then that place would be their home. They found the eagle near the southwest border of Lake Texcoco so that is where they stablished their capital called Tenochtitlán
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The Aztecs formed an alliance with two other groups to defeat their most powerful rivals.
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Montezuma I was remembered as the father of the Aztec Empire and a great warrior.
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Hernán Cortés and the Spaniards conquered the Aztecs. They also got infected with smallpox.
