Aztec society Aztec society Pre-Columbian Aztec society was a highly complex and stratified society that developed among the Aztecs of central Mexico in the centuries prior to the Spanish conquest of Mexico, and which was built on the cultural foundations of the larger region of Mesoamerica. Politically, the society was organized into independent city-states, called altepetls, composed of smaller divisions (calpulli), which were again usually composed of one or more extended kinship groups. Socially, the society depended on a rather strict division between nobles and free commoners, both of which were themselves divided into elaborate hierarchies of social status, responsibilities, and power.
Aztec influence in Spain Aztec influence in Spain Aztec influence in Spain can be seen in both the cuisine of Spain and in its architecture. Guacamole, an avocado-based dip that was popular in Aztec cuisine as early as the 16th century, was brought back to Spain by the Conquistadors. Its reputation as an aphrodisiac derives from the words that combine to form the word "ahuaca-molli" ("guacamole" in the Aztec language): "molli" meant "something mashed or pureed into a sauce" and as well as meaning "avocado" "ahuacatl" meant "testicle". The stone work of sun pattern, snakes, panther and birds above the main entrance to the