The Uey-Tlatoani (Revered Speaker) WAS ELECTED BY A COUNCIL OF PRIESTS AND NOBLES.
The Aztecs called their rulers Huey Tlatoani or Great Speaker since he was believed to be the incarnation of the sun and war gods on earth.
The Aztecs, known as Mexicans, were ruled by a council, and the huey Tlatoani, they made the laws of the empire and the one of the most influential was a man called Tlacaelel who was the main adviser of the fifth lord of the Mexicans called Izcoatl.
Aztec leaders were called tlatoani, which means great speaker. The Spaniards applied the title of Emperor to Aztec leaders. However, this is an inaccurate description, as emperor denotes the idea of a birthright to a throne, and the Aztecs had no conception of this backward notion of governance.
Neither, since those are both English words and they didn't speak English. The word they actually used is "huey tlatoani", which literally means "great speaker" but the "speaker" here can reasonably be translated as "king". As a whole, "emperor" is probably the best word to use.
The tlatoani made all the important decision sin the Aztec culture
Tlatoani - The chief, or high ruler of the Aztec people. Montezuma was the Aztec Tlatoani when Cortes arrived in 1519.
He was called Uey Tlatoani, a rough translation of "emperor
A Tlatoani, or king of the Aztec civilization.
The Uey-Tlatoani (Revered Speaker) WAS ELECTED BY A COUNCIL OF PRIESTS AND NOBLES.
The cast of Ludens - 2008 includes: Tlatoani Carrera as Host-Himself
Faith in Nahuatl is usually translated as "tlatoani" which can also mean "to believe" or "to trust".
It had a theocratic monarchy, where the emperor or tlatoani was the head of the government as well as the chief priest.
Moctezuma created the Aztec empire. He was the Aztec emperor who founded Tenochtitlan. His official name was Tlatoani.
The templo mayor
The Aztecs called their rulers Huey Tlatoani or Great Speaker since he was believed to be the incarnation of the sun and war gods on earth.
The Mexica, who were the dominant members of the Triple Alliance, and the rulers of the firt major Post-Toltec state (a hegemonic empire) called their ruler "HUEY TLATOANI", that is, "Great Speaker". ;)