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aztek

  • n  a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519
News & Articles

  • Ten naturalized at Aztec Ruins
    AZTEC – Ten immigrants have been naturalized as U.S. citizens at an Aztec Ruins National Monument ceremony. The Farmington Daily-Times reported that the newest citizens took an oath of allegiance... Read more »
    June 10, 2013 - Albuquerque Journal
  • From Our Homepage
    Catch Aztec Two-Step in an intimate concert at Voices Cafe Saturday night. Photo: Contributed Photo Tropical Storm Andrea is threatening to wreak havoc with at least part of this weekend, but that doesn't mean you have to stay home.
    June 9, 2013 - Westport News
  • New US citizens naturalized at Aztec ruins
    Ten immigrants have been naturalized as U.S. citizens at an Aztec Ruins National Monument ceremony.
    June 8, 2013 - News West 9 Midland
Quotes

  • Johan Reinhard in Washington Post
    Lightning bolt scepters "were used by Aztec priests when they were doing rites associated with the god Tlaloc," said Johan Reinhard, an anthropologist and explorer-in-residence for National Geographic Society who took part in more dives Thursday...
  • Doug McIntyre in CBS 2
    McIntyre said Aguilar's job was to "keep his school, his madrasa school, open so they can train the next generation of Aztec revolutionaries," according to the lawsuit.
  • Gary Urton in EurekAlert (press release)
    Every major ancient civilization -- Inka, Chinese, Egyptian, Mayan, Aztec and Mesopotamian -- developed sophisticated means of tracking its sprawling empire,says Urton, Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Pre-Columbian Studies in Harvard's Faculty of...

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