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

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 educational and provocative video explores the deep-rooted mythological beliefs of the Aztec civilization and the primary reasons behind their notorious practice of human sacrifice. It narrates ...

Aztec writing sometimes used different colours to refine a word's meaning: This page is from an early 16th century book about Aztec imperial taxation, the Matricula de Tributos, now in the National ...

An extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by archaeologists as an “Earth Monster” or Monument 9, was repatriated to Mexico from a private collection in Colorado in May 2023, ...

In a sense, 1521 is Mexico's 1619. A foundational moment that has for a long time been shaped by just one perspective, a European one. The story of how Hernán Cortés and his small army of ...

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Aztec empire, curated by Felipe Solís, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 15, 2004-February 13, 2005"--T.p. verso. "This exhibition is ...

In a sense, 1521 is Mexico's 1619. A foundational moment that for centuries has been shaped by just one perspective: a European one. The story of how Hernán Cortés and a few hundred Spaniards ...

Recent outbreaks in the U.S. have drawn attention to the dangers of measles. The Democratic Republic of Congo is fighting a deadly outbreak of Ebola that has killed hundreds. Epidemics are nothing new ...