Modern-day Mexico was formed in 1521, when a 500-strong group of Spanish conquistadors, led by Hernan Cortes, alongside thousands upon thousands of indigenous Mexicans, seized control of the centre of ...

A note on spelling and translations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Water and the sacred city -- Chapter 3: The Tlatoani in Tenochtitlan -- Chapter 4: The city in the conquest's wake -- ...

Two young dancers speak prior a performance as part of the commemoration marking the 700 year anniversary of the founding of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, known today as Mexico City, at Zocalo ...

The Aztecs, who flourished from 1428 to 1521, were ruled by an alliance of three groups: Mexica, Acolhua, and Tepaneca, and Tenochtitlan was the city built by Mexica on Lake Texcoco. Tenochtitlan at ...

In this video, we explore key themes related to the center of Mexico and its historical developments: - The significance of Tenochtitlan's logic and urban planning - The impact of outsider arrivals on ...

A colorful flowerbed made up the Aztec calendar and served as an altar in the center of Salinas celebrations for the 14th century founding of México-Tenochtitlán at Northridge Mall this weekend. This ...

Without a doubt, one of the Mesoamerican cultures that had the most prestige during the pre-Hispanic era was the Mexica culture. Los Mexicas was one of the cultures that settled in central Mexico, ...

Let's turn to a story from more than 500 years ago to the Spanish conquest of Mexico. For years, the story of European dominance has been largely accepted as historical truth. But a closer look at ...

Spanish conquistadors destroyed the Huei Tzompantli tower, but archaeologist are unearthing its ruins. Archaeologists have unearthed a new section of the Huey Tzompantli, a “tower of skulls” in what ...

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