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Aztec Civilization - Part 5: Legacy, memory, and the Aztec spirit in the modern world
Long after the last drumbeat faded and the temples fell, the story of the Aztecs continued—etched in stone, woven into daily life, and alive in memory. Walk the streets of Mexico City today and you tread upon layers of history: beneath the Spanish churches and colonial plazas, the foundations of Tenochtitlan still endure. Stones from the Templo Mayor, once sacred, now support the walls of cathedrals. Yet the Aztec world is not truly gone.
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