The Toltec culture (/ ˈtɒltɛk /) was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture that ruled a state centered in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico, during the Epiclassic and the early Post-Classic period of …

Apr 27, 2018 · Continuing the Mesoamerican heritage left to them by earlier cultures, the Toltecs built an impressive capital at Tollan. Ultimately, they passed on that heritage to civilizations …

The Toltecs were a Nahuatl-speaking tribe who held sway over what is now central Mexico from the 10th to the 12th century CE. Their urban center was Tollan (“Place of the Reeds”), near …

Jan 11, 2025 · The Toltecs were a Nahuatl-speaking tribe that dominated central Mexico from the 10th to the 12th century CE. Their name translates to meanings like “urbanite,” “cultured …

Oct 16, 2025 · According to tradition, the Toltecs, led by Mixcóatl (meaning ‘Cloud Serpent’) sacked and burned Teotihuacan around 900 AD. Indeed, the Toltecs were famed as warriors, …

Perhaps it is appropriate to call all of the unknown ancients of central Mexico “Toltecs” — artists of stone and building, and artists of the Spirit.

Toltecs, a people who dominated central Mexico in the years 950–1150/1200 ce and exerted influence over much of the territory of modern Mexico and Central America.

The Toltecs ruled from the city of Tula (Tollan), a ceremonial center filled with pyramids, columned halls, and towering stone warriors. For the Aztecs, the Toltecs were cultural ancestors.

This page discusses the Toltecs, an archaeological Mesoamerican culture from Tula during the early Postclassic period (c. 800–1000 CE). Knowledge about them primarily comes from Aztec …

The later Aztec culture saw the Toltecs as their intellectual and cultural predecessors, and described Toltec culture emanating from Tōllān [ˈtoːlːaːn] (Nahuatl for Tula) as the epitome of …