But it would be a possible source of inspiration for Aztecs to make white dudes their gods in human form. Nevermind the fact that the Aztecs don't show up for another three centuries--internal consistency of these sorts of speculative theories isn't exactly a high priority, and especially if you can rely on ignorance to make the seams invisible.

Or you could just not mention the context of the evidence. It's not like most readers are going to bother following up checking it for themselves to see what it really says.