He is pail faced with freckles and has blond hair. He looks like he could be from Scandinavia. I want you to look up this name-Fernando Torres. Have you ever been to Spain? They do not look like Mexicans or other Latin Americans. Far too many people like you confuse Spaniards with Latin Americans who have a lot of indigenous ancestry (Native American blood) and are consequently darker complected. But it is not uncommon to find Spaniards with blond hair and blue eyes in the north. Due to this influence there is a tendency to find Spaniards of darker complexion in the southern regions-Andalucia for instance. Spain was also conquered by the Moors for a period of time who were eventually driven back. In fact several early Christian kingdoms in Spain were ruled by Germanic Kings like Alaric and Roderick. Spain was also invaded by Germanic Tribes like the Goths and Visigoths. To this day in Galicia (Northwestern Spain) the celtic people of that area play bagpipes much like their cousins in Scotland and Ireland do. Northern Spain had a high concentration of Celts. Spain was invaded by Celts from central Europe who mixed with the Iberians in Central Spain. Spain’s original inhabitants were iberian (a mediterranean people similar to the Greeks and Phoenicians).

Spain is in Europe, people (original people not immigrants who live there today) are caucasian. The Aztecs were outstanding craftsmen and sculptors Their contact with the old world led to their demise, more so in the case of Aztecs, and this wanton loss of a way of life makes you wonder about the motivations of the so called more advanced Spaniards who colonized a continent.ġ.Aztecs believed in human sacrifice, the Mayans believed in offering blood.Ģ.The Mayans had a scientific bent of mind and studied the stars, The Aztecs were warlike.ģ.The Mayans had city states each ruled by a sovereign ruler, the Aztecs were ruled by a supreme ruler.Ĥ.Aztecs spoke Nahuatl, while the Mayans spoke Maya.ĥ.Aztecs called God Quetzalcoatl and the Mayans Kukulcan.Ħ.The Mayan style of art was true to life, having representations of contemporary life in murals. Thus we can see that two native American civilizations distinct from each other and separated by location, religion, custom and indeed time can still dazzle the modern world with their achievements and way of life.

The Mayans on the other hand can still be found in the millions. Perhaps that is the reason that the fearsome Aztecs are no longer around. The Aztecs on the other hand were a proud war like people who took pride in their martial tradition. Of the two the Mayans were a gentler and kinder, civilization. Among the Aztecs were outstanding craftsmen and sculptors. The Mayan style of art was true to life, having representations of contemporary life in murals. Aztecs called him Quetzalcoatl and the Mayans had Kukulcan. The Aztecs spoke Nahuatl, while the Mayans spoke Maya. The Aztecs, who on the other hand were decimated by the Spaniards, can perhaps be glimpsed among the present day Mexicans. The Mayans still live in the Yucatan in much the same way as their post classic ancestors. The Mayans by then had deteriorated into a decadent and decrepit race living on past glory. The Aztecs were the dominant culture in Mexico at the time of Cortez’s arrival in Mexico in the 1500s. The Mayans are an older people and were around a thousand years before the Aztecs even arrived in Central America. While the former ruled the roost in Central America the latter held sway in the western South America. The Aztecs and Mayans were at different geographical locations as well. The Aztecs on the other hand were ruled by one supreme ruler. Among the Mayans who consisted of many city states, each with their own sovereign ruler, the ruler’s prestige mattered the most. The male warrior had the pride of place in the Aztec society. The Aztecs on the other hand were a very warlike people who waged war against their neighboring tribes forcing them to pay tribute. They had an obsession with time and tried to measure it by studying astronomy and correlating it with their current events. They studied stars and in fact had come up with a very scientific calendar comparable to the modern one. What really set the Mayans apart was there very scientific temperament.

The Mayans on the other hand believed in offering blood instead, though they were not averse to sacrificing the captain of a leading football team! Firstly the Aztecs were huge believers of human sacrifice and were at it all the time. There were some important differences between the two. Aztecs and Mayans are both ancient American civilizations that the conquering Spaniards encountered when they set foot on that continent.

Aztec were warlike people