Tador, the Mormons (LDS) believe the lost tribe of Israel migrated to Mexico, and essentially became the Aztecs, unless I am messing it up. It is described in the Book of Mormon, which is apparently an item of faith to those of that religion.
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Tador, the Mormons (LDS) believe the lost tribe of Israel migrated to Mexico, and essentially became the Aztecs, unless I am messing it up. It is described in the Book of Mormon, which is apparently an item of faith to those of that religion.
Your details are a bit rough...they don't beleive it was any of the lost tribes but a specific family and a few others that came here. That they became the Aztec is also a bit oversimplified but the case could be made. Ultimately they beleived two factions emerged from four brothers, over the space of centuries one of the groups was eliminated by the others.
Randy,
I don't believe the Mormon leaders will ever take an official position on that story. If you should run across such a person, give him my contact information.
Hope all is well with you and your family.
Take care,
Joe
Interesting story. i know various scientists have claimed Aztec pottery and art styles relate to places in Utah.
Not knowing much beyond my back yard, I don't have any opinion here except to remind that the Emperor was never known as Montezuma to the indigenous people themselves. That was something the Europeans came up with, since they couldn't pronounce Nahuatl words. (You should hear my wife laugh at me for repeated attempts to pronounce the word Nahuatl in that language. I can't do it, period.)
So, my personal belief is any place or event called Montezuma is not ancient, but post-conquistador. You can believe whatever you wish, of course.