Long ago there was a Mesoamerican civilization called the Aztecs. The tribe was small when it was starting out. They were nomads traveling from place to place to find resources. The Aztecs usually wandered near Northwestern Mexico until a miracle happened in 1116 C.E. Huitzilopochtli, the god of the sun and war, spoke to them and stated that he would help them find a permanent home so they could settle. The catch was they had to find a sign. What is the sign you might ask? Well it was to find an eagle sitting on a cactus eating a snake. It took more than a century for somebody to spot the sign! One lucky priest put an end to their search. He found the sign located near Lake Texcoco. To Aztecs disappointment there was a tribe already settled
