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CHICHIMEC & PUEBLO CULTURES 800 AD - 1500 AD
The Aztec term for all the waves of barbarian migration into Mexico was “Chichimec”, frequently translated as “Dog Peoples” but possibly meaning “Newly-born”. These claimed to have originated from a distant northern homeland called Aztlan, which has not been identified. They had linguistic affinities with some of the Pueblo Indians, many of whom were forced to migrate by some disaster such as the prolonged drought of 1276-1299 that caused the abandonment of hundreds of Pueblo villages. This list covers both the migrants and those that remained Pueblo dwellers or stayed in the desert. The proto-Toltec and proto-Aztec tribes used the atlatl dart thrower while the others preferred the bow. Reference: Armies of the 16th Century Vol 2 1. Heath.