Aztlán

Aztlán is the mythical home of the Aztec peoples. The word "Aztec" was derived from the Classical Nahuatl aztecah , meaning "people from Aztlán." Aztlán is mentioned in several ethnohistorical sources dating from the colonial period, and while each cites varying lists of the different tribal groups who participated in the migration from Aztlán to central Mexico, the Mexica who later founded Mexico-Tenochtitlan are mentioned in all of the accounts.