toltec
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One of a race which formerly occupied Mexico.
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Ancient Mexico can be said to have produced five major civilizations: the Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, and Aztec.
Rather, it takes "Toltec" to mean simply an inhabitant of Tula during its apogee.
Miller 1985, p. 7. The 19th century discovery of chacmools in both central Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula helped to promote the idea of a Toltec empire but the chacmool sculptures may have had their origin in the Maya region.
Carved relief of a Jaguar at Tula, Hidalgo The debate about the nature of the Toltec culture goes back to the late 19th century.
Diehl 1993 The presence of stylistic traits associated with Tula in Chichén Itzá is also taken as evidence for a Toltec horizon.
Architectural and stylistic correspondences between Tula and several Mayan centers on the north Yucatán peninsula, primarily at the site of Chichén Itzá, indicate that Toltec influence pervaded the area.