can u play as the aztecs?

[The Warlord]

i just conquered the aztecs in the new world on the 202nd turn and when i go to make a new campain it doesn't let me play as them or the button to play as them isn't there. please someone help

[Cataclysm]

You cant play them.

[Enemy of the State]

It would be kind of boring having an entire continent to yourself wouldnt it? The AI doesnt go to America
So no, you cant play with them.

[Gundug]

The game must be heavily modified to make the Aztecs into a functional playable faction. It's easy enough to set them up for playing, but you will find they can't do much, since their building and recruitment trees are incomplete. Having said that, there are some mods available that claim to enable them, so check around and see if they are any good.