…? The Aztecs… are not gone? Sorry, but that sounds… not great… There are countless Nahuatl speaking indigenous groups today and even the population back then wasn’t completely destroyed, I mean… 80% of Mexicans have indigenous genes, even if they’re not from the Nahuatl group, which the “Aztecs” (not their real name) were a part of…
And old Mexica gods are very present in Mexico’s everyday life? To the point where when there are floodings in Mexico City the tv news (and people) mention it’s because of Tlaloc being angry…
You are correct! However a large portion of white north americans don’t understand that and believe the Aztecs were wiped out. Alex being one of them. The only reason Tlaloc is complacent with Alex’s assumption is because he fled his empire and has not returned to the site of Tenochtitlan, nor wanted to face what’s become of them. I’m sorry my wording is so poor here. There is a bit more coming later on about what happened between when Tlaloc left and the ‘present’, and I plan to explain more in a second book, but yes, there are millions of Nahuatl speakers and indigenous people in Mexico and their heritage is incredibly important – I’m sorry this comic didn’t reflect that at this point in the story and I appreciate you reaching out.
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…? The Aztecs… are not gone? Sorry, but that sounds… not great… There are countless Nahuatl speaking indigenous groups today and even the population back then wasn’t completely destroyed, I mean… 80% of Mexicans have indigenous genes, even if they’re not from the Nahuatl group, which the “Aztecs” (not their real name) were a part of…
And old Mexica gods are very present in Mexico’s everyday life? To the point where when there are floodings in Mexico City the tv news (and people) mention it’s because of Tlaloc being angry…
You are correct! However a large portion of white north americans don’t understand that and believe the Aztecs were wiped out. Alex being one of them. The only reason Tlaloc is complacent with Alex’s assumption is because he fled his empire and has not returned to the site of Tenochtitlan, nor wanted to face what’s become of them. I’m sorry my wording is so poor here. There is a bit more coming later on about what happened between when Tlaloc left and the ‘present’, and I plan to explain more in a second book, but yes, there are millions of Nahuatl speakers and indigenous people in Mexico and their heritage is incredibly important – I’m sorry this comic didn’t reflect that at this point in the story and I appreciate you reaching out.