Who founded the Aztec state but did not call themselves Aztecs?

Name: Who founded the Aztec state but did not call themselves Aztecs?
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The Mexica were the people who founded the Aztec state. They did not refer to themselves as Aztecs; that name was later used by Europeans. The Mexica are more accurately the group that established the powerful city of Tenochtitlan, which became the center of the Aztec Empire.

Who Founded the Aztec State but Did Not Call Themselves