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Aztlán  

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  • Aztlán, or much less commonly, Aztatlan, is the legendary, mythical ancestral homeland of the Nahua peoples of Mesoamerica; it includes most of Mexico and a majority of the Central American countries. Usually identified as Aztecs, the Nahua are a loose grouping of ethnic and cultural subpopulations and city-states. [Source: Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia; Aztlán]

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