The Aztecs, one of the most intriguing and sophisticated civilizations to have ever existed, left an indelible mark on Mexico’s cultural and historical landscape. Before their dramatic fall to Spanish ...

This video retraces the fall of the Aztec Empire using Google Earth to bring the 16th-century conquest to life. We follow ...

Archaeologists have discovered in Mexico the remains of a boat more than 400 years old that may have sailed on a now-vanished lake following the fall of the Aztec Empire. Researchers uncovered seven ...

The woman long blamed for her role in the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521 is getting a modern makeover. The Spanish called her Marina, pre-Hispanic peoples knew her as Malintzin and later she was ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Explore the history of the Aztecs, their incredible achievements in art, architecture, and warfare, as well as the factors that led to their ...

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Aztec society is progressive, with universal education and both men and women fulfilling specific and valued roles. Its formidable military culture draws on the power of apex predators like the eagle ...

In the 200 years from the early 1300s until the Spanish conquest in the early 1500s, the Aztecs dominated what is now central and northern Mexico. During their peak, the Aztecs were among the world’s ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Walking for hours through the gritty streets in the center of Mexico City, you can hear the daily urban soundtrack: Car engines, the call of the man who buys scrap metal and the ...