Aztec, New Mexico Aztec, New Mexico Aztec () is a city and county seat of San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,763. The Aztec Ruins National Monument is located on the north side of the city. Aztec is located at (36.8222261, -107.9928455). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.8%) is water. Aztec is part of the Farmington, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the census of 2000, there are 6,378 people, 2,330 households, and
Class in Aztec society Class in Aztec society Aztec society traditionally was divided into social classes. The Aztec social classes grew incredibly sophisticated and complex once the Mexican people settled and began to build their empire. It's been said that the class structure was so elaborate that it impressed the Spanish almost as much as the architecture of the empire. The Mexica people, who later became the nucleus of the Aztec empire, were for a time a nomadic tribe looking for a home. As they moved south, they came into contact with advanced peoples. Many cultures of the day looked back to the impressive