Why do you think people supported dictatorial regimes?

People support dictators either because the dictator is bribing them to make it worth their while, or because they are afraid and they think the dictator can ease their fears and solve their problems

They had a role to play and supported private property.

tenochtitlan (also spelled tenochtitlán), located on an island near the western shore of lake texcoco in central mexico, was the capital city and religious centre of the aztec civilization. the traditional founding date of the city was 1345 ce and it remained the most important aztec centre until its destruction at the hands of the conquering spanish led by hernán cortés in 1521 ce, which led to the final collapse of the aztec empire.