本帖最後由 Nomad 於 2010/11/25 00:42 編輯
>「墨西哥」一詞是幾時才出現的?
Oh, that name in fact is copied from the native language from 14th century.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Mexico
>難道「墨西哥」不是阿之特克帝國的管治地區嗎?
Wrong.
As much as the word Mexico in fact originally refers only to the Mexico City, particularly a non-contemporary author can refer "Mexico" to the Spanish Colony in America (New Spain), particularly the part which will become the Mexico Empire, which, in turn, can be MUCH bigger than even modern day Mexico.
But then of course, with a population of 15million, and still a half way through it's rapid decline, 5 million in 1521 in (former) Aztec Empire is quite reasonable (consider the fact that Catholics tends to shoot people who refuse to convert before it's forbidden by local and international laws) |