History of the Aztecs would eventually break the alliance, but not until decades later. History of the Aztecs The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. They called themselves Mexicah (pronounced [meˈʃikaʔ]). The capital of the Aztec Empire was Tenochtitlan. During the empire, the city was built on a raised island in Lake Angels. Modern-day Mexico City was constructed on the ruins of Tenochtitlan. The Spanish colonisation of the Americas reached the mainland during the reign of Hueyi Tlatoani Moctezuma II (Montezuma II). In 1521, Hernán Cortés, along with an allied army of other Native
The Aztec Mummy The Aztec Mummy La Momia Azteca (lit. trans. "The Aztec Mummy"), also known simply as "La Momia", is a 1957 Mexican horror film produced by Guillermo Calderon from his own story idea, scripted by Alfredo Salazar, and directed by Rafael Portillo. It was the first in a trilogy of Mexican mummy films all featuring Popoca, the Aztec Mummy. The other two films were "The Curse of the Aztec Mummy" and "The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy". The three films were all shot in 1957, one after another without a break in the production schedule. The film was later re-edited and