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1994 alternate history novel by Christopher Evans
Aztec Century is a science fiction novel by British writer Christopher Evans. In 1994, Aztec Century won the BSFA Award for Best Novel. First published
Aztec_Century
Ethnic group of central Mexico and its civilization
The Aztecs (/ˈæztɛks/ AZ-teks) were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico from about 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different
Aztecs
16th-century Mexica sculpture
19°25′34″N 99°11′15″W / 19.42611°N 99.18750°W / 19.42611; -99.18750 The Aztec sun stone (Spanish: Piedra del Sol) is a late post-classic Mexica sculpture
Aztec_sun_stone
Alliance of three Nahua city states in Mexico (1428–1521)
The Aztec Empire, also known as the Triple Alliance (Classical Nahuatl: Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān, [ˈjéːʃkaːn̥ t͡ɬaʔtoːˈlóːjaːn̥]) or historiographically as the
Aztec_Empire
Manuscripts painted by pre-Columbian and colonial Aztec
Aztec codices (Nahuatl languages: Mēxihcatl āmoxtli, pronounced [meːˈʃiʔkatɬ aːˈmoʃtɬi]; sing.: codex) are Mesoamerican manuscripts made by the pre-Columbian
Aztec_codex
Religion used in the Aztec Empire
The Aztec religion is a polytheistic and monistic pantheism in which the Nahua concept of teotl was construed as the supreme god Ometeotl, as well as
Aztec_religion
common practice in many parts of Mesoamerica. The rite was not new to the Aztecs when they arrived at the Valley of Mexico, nor was it something unique to
Human sacrifice in Aztec culture
Human_sacrifice_in_Aztec_culture
16th-century Spanish invasion of Mesoamerica
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (Spanish: Conquista española del Imperio azteca) was a pivotal event in the history of the Americas, that took
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
Spanish_conquest_of_the_Aztec_Empire
Religious folklore of the Nahua peoples of the Triple Alliance (Aztec Empire)
Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. The Aztecs were a culture living in central Mexico and
Aztec_mythology
Clothing worn by Aztecs
Aztec clothing was worn by the Aztec people and varied according to aspects such as social standing and gender. The garments worn by Aztecs were also
Aztec_clothing
Calendar system that was used by the Aztecs
The Aztec or Mexica calendar is the calendrical system used by the Aztecs as well as other Pre-Columbian peoples of central Mexico. It is one of the Mesoamerican
Aztec_calendar
Structural remains of the Aztec civilization
several centuries because of the strong materials used and the skill of the builders. Most civic architecture was concentrated in the center of Aztec cities
Aztec_architecture
2025 animated film by Juan Meza-León
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires (Spanish: Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios) is a 2025 adult animated historical superhero film based on the DC Comics
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec_Batman:_Clash_of_Empires
Aztec manuscripts from the 15th century
Codices of San Andrés Tetepilco are Aztec codices made during the 1500s by Tlacuilos [es] or Aztec scribes. It details the Founding of Tetepilco (now the
Codices of San Andrés Tetepilco
Codices_of_San_Andrés_Tetepilco
Concept in 16th-century Aztec/Mexica cosmology
Nahui Ollin is a 16th-century concept in Aztec/Mexica cosmology with a variety of meanings. Nahui translates to "four," and Ollin translates to "movement"
Nahui_Ollin
Pre-Columbian writing system for Nahuatl
The Aztec or Nahuatl script is a pre-Columbian writing system that combines ideographic writing with Nahuatl specific phonetic logograms and syllabic
Aztec_script
Pre-Columbian city-state
is most noted for its membership in the Aztec Triple Alliance. At the time of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, it was one of the largest and most
Tetzcoco_(altepetl)
Creation Legend of the Aztecs
the term "Five Suns" refers to the belief of certain Nahua cultures and Aztec peoples that the world has gone through five distinct cycles of creation
Five_Suns
Culinary traditions in the Aztec Empire
Aztec cuisine is the cuisine of the former Aztec Empire and the Nahua peoples of the Valley of Mexico prior to European contact in 1519. The most important
Aztec_cuisine
Weapon used by pre-columbian mesoamericans
was a common weapon used by Aztec military forces and other cultures of central Mexico. It was noted during the 16th century Spanish conquest of the region
Macuahuitl
Deity in Aztec religion; a god of rain and thunder, fertility, and water
Tláloc (Classical Nahuatl: Tláloc [ˈtɬaːlok]) is the god of rain in Aztec religion. He was also a deity of earthly fertility and water, and worshipped
Tláloc
First day of the Aztec calendar and mythological creature
Aztec divinatory count of 13 X 20 days (the tonalpohualli) and Cipactonal "Sign of Cipactli" was considered to have been the first diviner. In Aztec cosmology
Cipactli
British musical group
Aztec Camera were a Scottish jangle pop band founded in 1980 by Roddy Frame, the group's singer, songwriter and only consistent member. The band released
Aztec_Camera
Eleventh and final Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one
Cuauhtémoc
Central deity in Aztec religion
(/ˌkɛtsəlkoʊˈætəl/) (Nahuatl: "Feathered Serpent") is a deity in Aztec culture and literature. Among the Aztecs, he was related to wind, Venus, Sun, merchants, arts
Quetzalcōātl
Society in central Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest
Aztec society was a highly complex and stratified society that developed among the Aztecs of central Mexico in the centuries prior to the Spanish conquest
Aztec_society
Text by Bernardino de Sahagún
(worldview) and ritual practices, society, economics, and natural history of the Aztec people. It has been described as "one of the most remarkable accounts of
Florentine_Codex
reproductive labor and less equal. The status of Aztec women in society was further altered in the 16th century, when Spanish conquest forced European norms
Women_in_Aztec_civilization
Nahuatl-speaking Indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico
were the rulers of the Triple Alliance, more commonly referred to as the Aztec Empire. The Mexica established Tenochtitlan, a settlement on an island in
Mexica
1973 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke
Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1991) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1992) Aztec Century by Christopher Evans (1993) Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks (1994)
Rendezvous_with_Rama
1521 conquest of the Aztec capital by the Spanish Empire and rival indigenous tribes
it was the siege of Tenochtitlan that directly led to the fall of the Aztec civilization and the ensuing sacking and violence against the survivors
Fall_of_Tenochtitlan
1980 fantasy by Gene Wolfe
Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1991) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1992) Aztec Century by Christopher Evans (1993) Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks (1994)
The_Shadow_of_the_Torturer
1980 novel by Gary Jennings
series, followed by Aztec Autumn, 1997. The remaining four novels (Aztec Blood, 2002; Aztec Rage, 2006; Aztec Fire, 2008; Aztec Revenge, 2012) were written
Aztec_(novel)
Aztec mummy refers to an intentionally prepared or naturally desiccated human body of Aztec origin. Distinctions must be made between intentionally prepared
Aztec_mummy
Aztec manuscript
The Codex Mendoza is an Aztec codex, believed to have been created around the year 1541. It contains a history of both the Aztec rulers and their conquests
Codex_Mendoza
The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. They called themselves Mēxihcah (pronounced
History_of_the_Aztecs
Unit of time lasting 100 years
the Aztec calendar considers groups of 52. Look up century in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Centuries and Centennials
Century
Spanish colonial-era manuscript
also known as Codex Vaticanus A, is a 16th-century Italian translation and expansion of an earlier Aztec codex, the identity of which is debated. The
Codex_Ríos
Pre-Columbian state in present-day central Mexico (1348–1520)
city and state in central Mexico. Tlaxcala was completely surrounded by Aztec lands, leading to intermittent armed conflict between the two powers as
Tlaxcala_(Nahua_state)
Rack or palisade that displays human skulls
Mexico City. The name comes from the Classical Nahuatl language of the Aztecs but is also commonly applied to similar structures depicted in other civilizations
Tzompantli
Tlahtoāni of the Aztec Empire until 1520
the Aztec Empire when Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador, and his men seized the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. During his reign, the Aztec Empire
Moctezuma_II
Uto-Aztecan language of Mexico
period of Mesoamerican history. During the centuries preceding the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, the Aztecs had expanded to incorporate a large part
Nahuatl
Welsh science fiction writer (born 1951)
Other Edens III (1989). Evans won the BSFA award for the 1993 novel Aztec Century, which Iain M. Banks described as '...intelligent, finely written, and
Christopher_Evans_(author)
Spanish conquistador and explorer (1485–1547)
of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortés
Hernán_Cortés
Special class of infantry in the Aztec Army
the Aztec army, one of the two leading military special forces orders in Aztec society, the other being the Jaguar warriors. They were a type of Aztec warrior
Eagle_warrior
2001 novel by Alastair Reynolds
Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1991) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1992) Aztec Century by Christopher Evans (1993) Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks (1994)
Chasm_City
2013 science fiction novel by Ann Leckie
Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1991) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1992) Aztec Century by Christopher Evans (1993) Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks (1994)
Ancillary_Justice
Queen regnant of Ecatepec
Tlapalizquixochtzin was an Aztec noblewoman and Queen regnant of the Aztec city of Ecatepec. She was also a consort of Moctezuma II. She was born as a
Tlapalizquixochtzin
Aztec gods and goddesses
In Aztec mythology, Creator-Brothers gods are the only four Tezcatlipocas, the children of the creator couple Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl "Lord and Lady
Aztec_creator_gods
1996 Book by Iain M. Banks
Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1991) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1992) Aztec Century by Christopher Evans (1993) Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks (1994)
Excession
2009 science fiction novel by China Miéville
Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1991) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1992) Aztec Century by Christopher Evans (1993) Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks (1994)
The_City_&_the_City
1990 novel by Dan Simmons
also nominated for the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award. Set in the 29th century, the novel documents a pilgrimage to the planet Hyperion. The seven pilgrims
The_Fall_of_Hyperion_(novel)
Figurine of a woman giving childbirth in a squatting position
the 19th century. The figurine measures 20.2 cm in height. Birthing figures, while common in Colonial Mexican manuscripts, are rare in Aztec three-dimensional
Dumbarton Oaks birthing figure
Dumbarton_Oaks_birthing_figure
Aztec war and solar deity
) is the solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion. He was also the patron god of the Aztecs and their capital city, Tenochtitlan. He wielded
Huītzilōpōchtli
Former city-state in the Valley of Mexico
Valley of Mexico. The city was the capital of the expanding Aztec Empire in the 15th century until it was captured by the Tlaxcaltec and the Spanish in
Tenochtitlan
Historic land company in Arizona
Aztec Land and Cattle Company, Limited ("Aztec") is a land company with a historic presence in Arizona. It was formed in 1884 and incorporated in early
Aztec_Land_&_Cattle_Company
1977 novel by Philip K. Dick
Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1991) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1992) Aztec Century by Christopher Evans (1993) Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks (1994)
A_Scanner_Darkly
US national monument in New Mexico
of the ruins in the 12th and 13th centuries. The Puebloan-built ruins were dubbed the "Aztec Ruins" by 19th- century American settlers, who misattributed
Aztec_Ruins_National_Monument
Lingua franca spoken in the Valley of Mexico in the 16th century
central Mexico as a lingua franca at the time of the 16th-century Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. Indigenous languages, including Classical Nahuatl
Classical_Nahuatl
Aztec goddess of water, seas, oceans, rivers, lakes, streams, rain, storms, and baptism
also spelled Chalciuhtlicue, Chalchiuhcueye, or Chalcihuitlicue) is an Aztec deity of water, rivers, seas, streams, storms, and baptism.[citation needed]
Chalchiuhtlicue
Former Aztec temple in Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City)
house the smaller and more fragile objects. The process of expanding an Aztec temple was typically completed by new structures being built over earlier
Templo_Mayor
harvest. Also proven are the Aztec ritual ceremonies during the Spanish conquest at Tecoaque. The Anasazi in the 12th century have also been demonstrated
Cannibalism_in_the_Americas
Aztec deity of the sun and of the cardinal direction of east
"Movement of the Sun") is an Aztec sun deity of the daytime sky who rules the cardinal direction of east. According to Aztec mythology, Tonatiuh was known
Tōnatiuh
Aztec deity
pendant crafted out of mother-of-pearl. In the mid-19th century, a 16th-century [citation needed] Aztec statue of Xōchipilli was unearthed on the side of the
Xōchipilli
Ancient Mesoamerican city
Mexico City, Teotihuacan was not a Mexica (i.e. Aztec) city, and it predates the Aztec Empire by many centuries. At its zenith, perhaps in the first half of
Teotihuacan
Aztec princess (1505–1562)
Moctezuma (c.1505–1562) was a daughter of Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II. She survived the destruction of the Aztec Empire by the Spanish and allied indigenous
Mariana_Leonor_Moctezuma
Aztec noble
tlatoani of Texcoco. He allied with Spain during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and assisted Hernán Cortés during the Siege of Tenochtitlan. He converted
Ixtlilxochitl_II
Mayan goddess
is the 16th-century name of the aged jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine in ancient Maya culture. She corresponds to Toci, an Aztec earth goddess
Ixchel
Aztec deity
In Aztec mythology, Xochiquetzal (Classical Nahuatl: Xōchiquetzal [ʃoːt͡ʃiˈket͡sal]), also called Ichpochtli (Classical Nahuatl: Ichpōchtli [it͡ʃˈpoːt͡ʃt͡ɬi]
Xōchiquetzal
is one of the sources for the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire dating from the 16th century, one of the many surviving contemporary Spanish accounts
Narrative of Some Things of New Spain and of the Great City of Temestitan
Narrative_of_Some_Things_of_New_Spain_and_of_the_Great_City_of_Temestitan
Series of science fiction novels by Kim Stanley Robinson
the story 50 years after the events of Red Mars in the dawn of the 22nd century, following the lives of the remaining First Hundred and their children
Mars_trilogy
Ancient game
an innovation that continued into the later Toltec and Aztec cultures. In the 16th-century Aztec ballgame that the Spaniards witnessed, points were lost
Mesoamerican_ballgame
Pre-Columbian cultural area in the Americas
quarter of the sixteenth century. Bernardino de Sahagún reported the ritualistic use of Psilocybe mushrooms known to the Aztecs as teōnanācatl (agglutinative
Mesoamerica
1994 novel by Iain M. Banks
Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1991) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1992) Aztec Century by Christopher Evans (1993) Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks (1994)
Feersum_Endjinn
Medicine in Aztec folklore
Aztec medicine concerns the body of knowledge, belief and ritual surrounding human health and sickness, as observed among the Nahuatl-speaking people
Aztec_medicine
Ritual war fought between the Aztec Triple Alliance and its enemies (1454–1519)
Spanish: guerra florida) was a ritual war fought intermittently between the Aztec Triple Alliance and its enemies on and off for many years in the vicinity
Flower_war
Pre-Columbian civilization in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico
Mesoamerican chronology, reaching prominence from 950 to 1150 AD. The later Aztec culture considered the Toltec to be their intellectual and cultural predecessors
Toltec
One hundred years, from 1501 to 1600
Circumnavigate the Earth. 1519–1521: Hernán Cortés leads the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. 1520–1566: The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith
16th_century
''Huey Cihuātlahtoāni'' of the Aztec Empire
1550/1551) was a daughter of the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II. She was the consort of Atlixcatzin, a tlacateccatl, and of the Aztec emperors Cuitlahuac and Cuauhtemoc
Isabel_Moctezuma
Historical ancestor of the modern book
papyrus, rather than paper. By convention, the term is also used for any Aztec codex (although the earlier examples do not actually use the codex format)
Codex
16th-century Franciscan friar and missionary in colonial Mexico
in 1529. He learned Nahuatl and spent more than 50 years in the study of Aztec beliefs, culture and history. Though he was primarily devoted to his missionary
Bernardino_de_Sahagún
Aztec codex
The Codex Borbonicus is an Aztec codex written by Aztec priests shortly before or after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. It is named after the
Codex_Borbonicus
Books & Shop". Foote, Bud (1991). The Connecticut Yankee in the Twentieth Century: Travel to the Past in Science Fiction. Greenwood Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-313-24327-1
List of alternate history fiction
List_of_alternate_history_fiction
Aztec influence in Spain can be seen in both the cuisine of Spain and in its architecture. Guacamole, an avocado-based dip that was popular in Aztec cuisine
Aztec_influence_in_Spain
Nahua aide to Hernán Cortés
Coast, who became known for contributing to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519–1521), by acting as an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary
La_Malinche
16th-century Dominican friar
of one of the earliest Western books on the history and culture of the Aztecs, The History of the Indies of New Spain, a book that was much criticised
Diego_Durán
1968 novel by John Brunner
Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1991) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1992) Aztec Century by Christopher Evans (1993) Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks (1994)
Stand_on_Zanzibar
16th or 17th century Aztec pictorial manuscript
Azcatitlan is an Aztec codex detailing the history of the Mexica and their migration journey from Aztlán to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. The exact
Codex_Azcatitlan
Legendary ancestral home of the Aztec
Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈast͡ɬãːn̥] ) is the mythical home of the Aztec peoples. The word "Aztec" was derived from the Classical Nahuatl aztecah (sing. aztecatl)
Aztlán
1999–2000 fantasy novel by Mary Gentle
by British author Mary Gentle first published in 2000. Set in the 15th century, the alternate history posts a fantastical "true" history of the world
Ash:_A_Secret_History
Aztec deity
In Aztec mythology, Chicōmecōātl [t͡ʃikoːmeˈkoːaːt͡ɬ] "Seven Serpent", was the Aztec goddess of agriculture during the Middle Culture period. She is sometimes
Chicomecōātl
Empress consort of the Aztec Empire
(Nahuatl pronunciation:[teotɬálko]) was a Nahua princess of Ecatepec and Aztec empress—the Queen of Tenochtitlan. Teotlalco's father was King Matlaccohuatl
Teotlalco
ever Lucha Underground Champion. Aztec Warfare I entrances and eliminations Lucha Underground held the second ever Aztec Warfare match during the second
List of Lucha Underground tournaments
List_of_Lucha_Underground_tournaments
British science fiction awards
Worlds 2) Artwork Cover of Hearts, Hands and Voices Jim Burns 1993 Novel Aztec Century Christopher Evans Short "The Ragthorn" Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth
BSFA_Award
1984 fantasy novel by Robert Holdstock
considered to be "one of the landmark fantasy series of the late twentieth century". Another scholar asserts that Holdstock's work stands apart from “genre
Mythago_Wood
Science fiction trilogy written by Brian Aldiss
planet progresses through its incredibly long seasons, which last for centuries. On Helliconia, there are two main intelligent species: humans and phagors
Helliconia
Nahuatl term for divinity
for sacredness or divinity that is sometimes translated as 'god'. For the Aztecs teotl was the metaphysical omnipresence upon which their religious philosophy
Teotl
Early indigenous historian of Mexico
Maria Bartola was a 16th-century Aztec woman and is referred to as the first historian of Mexico. Moctezuma II, ruler of the Aztec Empire prior to the arrival
Maria_Bartola
Kingdom of the Spanish Empire (1521–1821)
Formosa", on the island of Taiwan. After the 1521 Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, conqueror Hernán Cortés named the territory New Spain, and established
New_Spain
Ruler of a Mesoamerican āltepētl (city-state)
([ˈweːjiˀ t͡ɬaʔtoˈaːniˀ], "great ruler, emperor") was used by the rulers of the Aztec Empire, an alliance between the āltepēmeh of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and
Tlatoani
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