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There were many tribes and cultures living in Mexico at the time the Spanish arrived, but the most prominent civilizations were the Aztecs in central Mexico and Mayans on the Yucatan peninsula.

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Prior to the Spanish conquest, there were a number of different Native American Tribes that had states or statelets in what is now Mexico. The most prominent and powerful state was the AZTEC EMPIRE, but there were several other states including the Tarascan Empire, the Zapotecs, Metztitlan, the Mixtecs, Yopitzinco, and Xicallancas, et al.

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the Mayan Indians

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Aztecs and Mayans did.

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