Mexico

Japanese: Mexica
Mexico

…The Aztecs were people of Aztlan, their legendary place of origin. However, the Aztecs later called themselves Mexica, meaning people who worshipped the god Meshitli. The present-day name of the country, Mexico, is derived from this name, and researchers generally refer to this culture as the Mexica culture.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mexica" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アステカAztecaとは彼らの伝説上の起源の地,〈アストランAztlan〉の人を意味する。しかし,アステカ族はのちに,メシトリ神をあがめる人を意味する〈メシカMexica〉と称した。現在の国名メヒコまたはメキシコはこの名に由来しており,研究者の間では,この文化をメシカ文化と呼ぶ方が一般的である。…

※「Mexica」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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