the aztecs were from central mexico.
the aztecs were from central mexico.
what part of mexico are the aztecs from?
central mexico
tensions within post-independence mexico pitted those rejecting the ancient civilizations of mexico as source of national pride, the "hispanistas", mostly politically conservative mexican elites, and those who saw them as a source of pride, the "indigenistas", who were mostly liberal mexican elites. although the flag of the mexican republic had the symbol of the aztecs as its central element, conservative elites were generally hostile to the current indigenous populations of mexico or crediting them with a glorious prehispanic history. under mexican president antonio lópez de santa anna, pro-indigenist mexican intellectuals did not find a wide audience. with santa anna's overthrow in 1854, mexican liberals and scholars interested in the indigenous past became more active. liberals were more favorably inclined to the indigenous populations and their history, but considered a pressing matter being the "indian problem." liberals’ commitment to equality before the law meant that for upwardly mobile indigenous, such as zapotec benito juárez, who rose in the ranks of the liberals to become mexico's first president of indigenous origins, and nahua intellectual and politician ignacio altamirano, a disciple of ignacio ramírez, a defender of the rights of the indigenous, liberalism presented a way forward in that era. for investigations of mexico's indigenous past, however, the role of moderate liberal josé fernando ramírez is important, serving as director of the national museum and doing research utilizing codices, while staying out of the fierce conflicts between liberals and conservatives that led to a decade of civil war. mexican scholars who pursued research on the aztecs in the late nineteenth century were , , manuel orozco y berra, joaquín garcía icazbalceta, and francisco del paso y troncoso contributing significantly to the nineteenth-century development of mexican scholarship on the aztecs.
aztecs
founded in 1956, the aztecs college rugby club team competes in division 1-a in the california conference. the team is coached by former player alex lichtig. the aztecs won the 1987 national championship, defeating dartmouth in the semifinals, and beating air force 10–9 in the finals. the aztecs have had recent success competing in their conference and nationally. the aztecs gained national attention by finishing second at the 2010 collegiate rugby championship, a tournament that was broadcast live on nbc. the aztecs reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 usa rugby sevens collegiate national championships, before losing to eventual champions life university. the aztecs won their conference in 2012, and reached the semifinals of the 2012 national playoffs by defeating santa clara 59–14 in the round of 16 and beating uc santa barbara 47–25 in the quarterfinals. the aztecs won the 2012 california 7s tournament, beating cal poly 36–12 in the finals. this victory qualified the aztecs for the 2012 usa rugby sevens collegiate national championships, where they notched a 4–2 record including a win against rival cal.
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