Mexico’s President is Asking for an Apology from King Felipe VI and the Pope 500 Years After Historical Conquest

Mexico’s President is Asking for an Apology from King Felipe VI and the Pope 500 Years After Historical Conquest

Trista - April 2, 2019

Mexico’s President is Asking for an Apology from King Felipe VI and the Pope 500 Years After Historical Conquest
Aztec war dance at Zocalo in Mexico City. David M Byrne.

14. There Are Still Aztecs in Mexico Today

Though the great Aztec Empire fell in 1521, there are still Aztec communities that live in Mexico’s vast rural stretches. They are referred to as the Nahua people, and they retain the original Aztec language, Nahuatl, as well as many Aztec customs. The existence of the language is considered to be endangered.

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