The Mexica: A Legacy of Power, Myth, and Resilience

I have been thinking about what to write for the month of April since it isn’t really one of those …Heritage Month(s) and I realized that there is so much that I am curious about and hungry to learn about my own ancestors that I figured why not? So that’s what I am making April about, the Mexica people. The people most of you call Aztecs (don’t worry, we’ll get into that in a lot more detail) are the ancestors of so many of the people treated as others in the United States and, well, like the Michael Jordan meme says, I took that personally.

I am not an expert in this arena. I am simply curious about the history of my own ancestors. It won’t be every single day in April. But it will be at least every Friday. I like posting on Fridays. It gives you something to read over the weekend and something to look forward to as you trudge on through your work week. But first, in the broadest strokes, a little intro…

For far too long, the story of the Mexica people has been overshadowed, distorted,…