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In years past, I've read about the answer[s], but cannot recall the names of the tribes, BUT long before the Spanards, the Aztecs were either attacked by, or involved in battles with, other indigenous tribes.
The Aztecs fought with many tribes, including the Texlacans, the Huaxtec, the Purempecha, Mayans,and the spanish conquistadors
Spanish invaders that conquered the Aztecs were way more advanced and were believed to be gods by the Aztexs when they first arrived. The Spanish also had the help og the Aztecs rival tribes.
The Aztecs consisted of the Mexica and allied or conquered tribes.
Because they where way more advanced than the Aztecs and they had support from nearby tribes that hated the Aztecs.
Hernando Cortes coquered the Aztecs with the help of other tribes who hated the Aztecs because the Aztecs raided them.
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The Aztecs charged them tribute which is the equivalent to the taxes we pay except the other tribes didnt get any services back like we do. Sometimes the Aztecs would capture people from other tribes. After the war finished, they would then sacrifice the prisoners of war to the Gods.
conquering other cities and tribes.
The Aztecs were sacrificing their people, which caused other native tribes to help Cortez.
The best that historians can do is to offer the name Acmapichtli as being the first chief of the Aztecs. His name means "Handful of Arrows or Reeds." He ruled from about 1376 to 1395.